Supreme Trailing Summer Plants

Ornamental cabbages are delightfully chubby and cheerful plants while the kales are spiky.

Trailing summer plants. This produces a splash of beautiful flowers that are purple yellow orange or white. Do position them where you can really appreciate the beauty of the hanging flowers. Pictured is the trailing abutilon Abutilon megapotamicum.

Its beautiful trailing habit its leaves and tiny flowers make it a great choice for indoor decorations. Trailing plants theyre perfect for planting at the edge of a basket where their blooms can spill over. Trailing fuchsias are also good in semi-shade as well as in full sun.

In the garden I think of them as ground covers while the container world calls them spillers. Trailing Bacopa Sutera cordata- Bacopa has already been mentioned in our list above but it also does well as a part-shade plant. A charming wildflower that attracts pollinating insects will flower from mid-spring to mid-summer but does not tolerate hot humid weather.

As a bonus the colors of flowering cabbage and kale only intensify as the weather gets colder especially after a frost. The foliage is dark green in color. African Daisy Osteospermum African Daisy also generally known as Osteospermum is a good example of a cascading or trailing flowering plant.

Also famous as the Red mistletoe cactus its deep red-violet semi-succulent foliage can be a stunning addition to the hanging baskets. This is a trailing plant and known for its beautiful leaves that cover the entire pot and also fall out of the pot as well. They flower throughout the season into fall and have a wonderfully graceful character.

Here are some great picks for shade-loving trailing plants. Pelargoniums commonly known as Geraniums are versatile bedding plants for summer and include trailing climbing and upright varieties which are perfect for beds borders patio containers hanging baskets and obelisks. Red Trailing Queen Coleus.