Hello! I'm planning for spring. I would like to make a few baskets like this. What flowers are these? Also, do you have any tips for making these baskets? Thanks!

The dark pink/red is a petunia and the others look to be several different colours of trailing lobelia.

I agree. There's also a dark leaved plant in the top right...possibly a begonia?

Those dark pink flowers are petunias. They definitely trail all over the place and are beautiful for baskets but they require too much deadheading.

Sweet potato vine doesn't put flowers on but it's a fine choice for shady baskets.

Thank you everyone! I'm glad I asked. I thought maybe they were petunias and million bells. I'm not familiar lobelia. I may switch those out for the million bells, because my space is full sun. Thanks again!

Oh, usually when I buy flowers, it say to plant them far apart, but that can't be the case with these baskets. Is there anything I need to do if I plant them close?

Keep a steady supply of fertilizer feeding the pot.
@Murky does spectacular summer containers on drip systems. Maybe she can offer some tips.

If you stick to either Supertunias or Wave Petunias, there's no need to deadhead them anymore. I prefer the Supertunias, they just grow longer and bigger flowers for me, but both are very nice and both come in a good assortment of colors. Lobelia never do good for me in full sun, they always end up drying up by the end of July. Million Bells would do great and come in beautiful combo colors (or single colors if you prefer) and mix in with petunias beautifully, and they also do not need deadheading. I prefer lazy gardening when possible.

When I plant the Supertunias, 4 of them will completely fill in a 20" planter once they start growing. The containers might look bare when first planted (I usually plant by mid-May lately), but by mid-June, the planters are full, and just keep growing bigger until frost. For 12" planters, I usually plant 1 Supertunia and 2 of something else, like Million Bells, or another combination I really like is mixing in Snow Princess Alyssum with the Supertunias. If you go with regular varieties of petunias that would need deadheading, you'd probably need to at least double that amount.

I set up a drip system because they do need to stay moist and need daily watering when planted in containers, and I have about 40 containers in the back and another 10 in the front. They're also heavy feeders. I mix in a time-release fertilizer when I plant them, I use Osmocote, and then feed them once a week all summer with a liquid combination I have really good results with. So I have a fertilizer unit hooked up to the drip system in the back, that would take me hours to do the mixing and hand-watering for that many containers.

Here's a photo from last year with Supertunia Vista Bubblegum and Snow Princess Alyssum mixed in from front railing planters, this was taken September 30th, so they really do keep blooming very nicely.

Supertunia Vista Bubblegum and Snow Princess Alyssum

Murky said: If you stick to either Supertunias or Wave Petunias, there's no need to deadhead them anymore. I prefer the Supertunias, they just grow longer and bigger flowers for me, but both are very nice and both come in a good assortment of colors. Lobelia never do good for me in full sun, they always end up drying up by the end of July. Million Bells would do great and come in beautiful combo colors (or single colors if you prefer) and mix in with petunias beautifully, and they also do not need deadheading. I prefer lazy gardening when possible.

When I plant the Supertunias, 4 of them will completely fill in a 20" planter once they start growing. The containers might look bare when first planted (I usually plant by mid-May lately), but by mid-June, the planters are full, and just keep growing bigger until frost. For 12" planters, I usually plant 1 Supertunia and 2 of something else, like Million Bells, or another combination I really like is mixing in Snow Princess Alyssum with the Supertunias. If you go with regular varieties of petunias that would need deadheading, you'd probably need to at least double that amount.

I set up a drip system because they do need to stay moist and need daily watering when planted in containers, and I have about 40 containers in the back and another 10 in the front. They're also heavy feeders. I mix in a time-release fertilizer when I plant them, I use Osmocote, and then feed them once a week all summer with a liquid combination I have really good results with. So I have a fertilizer unit hooked up to the drip system in the back, that would take me hours to do the mixing and hand-watering for that many containers.

Here's a photo from last year with Supertunia Vista Bubblegum and Snow Princess Alyssum mixed in from front railing planters, this was taken September 30th, so they really do keep blooming very nicely.

Supertunia Vista Bubblegum and Snow Princess Alyssum

Thank you! That is all so good to know! I'm excited to do this project. Your flowers are stunning! Do you think I could just water once a day? I Will only have two baskets in full sun.

Your zone is very close to mine, watering once a day should be sufficient. If you have a few days of temps over 100°, you might have do a 2nd watering later in the day, but so far I haven't had to do that. I generally water in the morning.

And a warning... I started with 1 planter on a hanging hook that I found already on the garage and thought why not try it. And each year more and more planters are added!

A lot of my planters now have flowers that attract hummingbirds, I love watching them every day and taking photos of them.

Murky said: Your zone is very close to mine, watering once a day should be sufficient. If you have a few days of temps over 100°, you might have do a 2nd watering later in the day, but so far I haven't had to do that. I generally water in the morning.

And a warning... I started with 1 planter on a hanging hook that I found already on the garage and thought why not try it. And each year more and more planters are added!

A lot of my planters now have flowers that attract hummingbirds, I love watching them every day and taking photos of them.

Thank you so much for the help! What flowers are you using to attract hummingbirds?

BlueRaccoon said: Thank you so much for the help! What flowers are you using to attract hummingbirds?

Here the biggest draw for hummingbirds by far is Cuphea 'Vermillionaire' it's a real hummingbird magnet, they're at it pretty much all day. Fuchsias are also a big draw. This is where you need to consider the location of your baskets because some plants do better in full sun, some will be fine in partial, and some prefer a shady spot. The Cuphea is a fairly upright plant whereas fuchsias can be upright or trailing so depends what you want in your basket.

The Cuphea is an annual here but flowers all season.

Yes, Cuphea Vermillionaire always attracts the hummers for me. Others are most types of annual salvias that bloom all summer: Wendy's Wish, Skyscraper Salvia series comes in 3 colors, Purple & Bloom, those get 2-3' tall so they're perfect for my ground planters. I also found one for hanging baskets, Bodacious Hummingbird Falls, you can read about it and see some pics here in the Agastache/Salvia forum. That one I haven't seen locally yet, I think it was new for 2022. But I liked it so much I'm ordering 3 for the 3 hanging baskets in back for this summer. Must keep the hummers happy!

There are also some nice vines if you have any place for them that also attract hummers.