Stunning Dropping Vegetation: Check Out These 8 Cascading Plants Perfect for Spillers, Pots, Walls, Rock Gardens, and Balcony Decor
Top Spiller Plants for Containers and Rockeries
Bring life and vibrancy to your patios, walls, and pots with these top spiller plants. These trailing or cascading plants elegantly spill over container edges, adding softness and vertical flow to your planting design.
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
This trailing plant, also known as moneywort, features chartreuse-colored, coin-shaped foliage and a dangling form. Although it has a reputation for being invasive, it can be a great addition to your container garden.
Trailing Verbena (Verbena pendula)
Trailing Verbena is a versatile cascading plant that produces fragrant, tubular, two-lipped flowers in shades of pink, purple, or white. The Superbena series is particularly noteworthy for its resistance to powdery mildew, and the 'Obsession Cascade Twister Violet' variety is available at Walmart.
Sweet Potato Vine
Sweet Potato Vine is a striking cascading plant with exciting variations in leaf shape and color. The 'Marguerite', 'Tricolor', and 'Sweet Caroline Purple' varieties all offer unique foliage colors, while 'Blackie' from American Plant Exchange provides a dramatic contrast to bright thrillers and fillers in containers and hanging baskets.
Dichondra 'Silver Falls'
Ideal for adding texture and contrast to mixed containers, planters, and window boxes, Dichondra 'Silver Falls' boasts silver-gray leaves and small, white flowers. It's particularly suited for spots with partial shade, especially in hotter climates. Proven Winners offers Dichondra 'Silver Falls' in packs of four at Walmart.
Trailing Lobelia
Trailing Lobelia is a cascading plant with blue, violet, or white flowers, suitable for containers, hanging baskets, and garden borders. It's known for its ability to thrive in cooler weather, and 'Blue Sapphire', 'Crimson Fountain', 'Regatta Series Rose', and 'Regatta Series Pink' varieties are available at Walmart for delicate floral trailing displays that bloom until fall.
Scaevola, Calibrachoa, and Trailing Lantana
These plants, like Creeping Jenny and Trailing Verbena, are also excellent choices for spillers due to their trailing stems and ability to drape beautifully over container edges.
Wave Petunias
Wave petunias, specifically the Easy Wave series, are a low-maintenance variety that can spread up to 3ft (90cm) across. They are known for their prolific blooms and versatility, making them suitable for hanging baskets, containers, and garden borders. Petunia 'Easy Wave Yellow' seeds are available for purchase on our platform.
Nasturtium
This exuberant plant adds vitality and harmony to mixed arrangements, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, and capable of spilling over tubs and raised edges well into the fall.
By following the thriller-filler-spiller formula, you can create container plantings that look layered, balanced, and vibrant, enhancing your outdoor spaces with a mix of height, volume, and flowing texture. Happy gardening!
Incorporate fashion and beauty into your outdoor living space by selecting plants that add color and texture, such as the Trailing Verbena with its fragrant pink, purple, or white flowers, and the Sweet Potato Vine with its unique foliage variations.
Expand your home-and-garden collection with travel-friendly plants like Wave Petunias, ideal for adding a pop of color when vacationing, or hardy Nasturtiums that can create stunning displays well into the fall.
