No need to look for hanging plants in the Cronquist classification. This category has more to do with interior design than botany. But science can help you find the variety that will look best in your living room.

If their size allows, all plants can be placed at the top of a shelf or in a hanging pot. However, for a cascade of leaves, it's best to choose certain species.

In nature, climbing plants cling to and climb along their supports. In the absence of a support, they adopt a drooping habit. Their vines are naturally oriented downwards.

In the open ground, creeping plants and groundcovers anchor themselves in the substrate. In pots, they find no support. Their stems and runners hang down like a plant curtain.

In their natural environment, epiphytic plants grow without contact with the soil. They don't need soil and can cling to a tree, a wall or any other support. At home, they make original hanging baskets that don't need soil to flourish. Slate, branches, shells... give free rein to your creativity to show them off to their best advantage.

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Gardeners didn't wait for the trend towards plant decoration to discover hanging baskets. Our grandmothers were already hanging their geraniums and begonias outside. If you'd like to brighten up a rather dreary facade, opt for a tricolored ipomoea, a tiger fern and ivy in a window box.