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Trailing perenials

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OlympicTeaDrinker · 27/07/2012 09:07

Ok when all the lobelia dies off this I want to plant something in the pots that will be there permanently.

The pots are along a low 3ft wall and it gets a lot of sun.

I don't want boring fuchias sorry.

Something that flowers well in the summer months.

Any ideas anybody?

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Housewifefromheaven · 27/07/2012 14:28

trailing geraniums are lovely

The thing about perennials I find is that they spread quite a bit while underground hibernating, also that the pots will be bare in winter.

some of these look nice too

EauRouge · 27/07/2012 16:57

How trailing does it need to be? I've got cerastium trailing over the edge of my sleeper wall but it doesn't drop down very far, certainly not 3 feet. Are you aiming to cover the whole wall?

OlympicTeaDrinker · 28/07/2012 21:59

sorry slow replies we've been busy here.

It doesn't have to cover the wall no.

I'm assuming that because they will be in pots thay can only spread so far.

I really like the Ivy leaf geranium and they're pretty hardy too aren't they.

I'm bored of clematis and they can be slow growers too.

I love love love Cerastium.

I think it will be that with two different types of geranium.

Thank you

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digerd · 08/09/2012 20:10

All geraniums are not winter hard in this country, although my neighbour had some against his south facing wall under a carport transparent roof, with his garage and my fence as protection too, I must add. They managed to survive until the last few years hard frost but that killed them. I always overwinter my geraniums in my covered carport/leanto. Apart from ivy, which is indistructable, I know of no flowering trailing hanging basket plant - hardy fuschia's need to be in the ground and don't really trail. Sorry

CuttedUpPear · 08/09/2012 21:17

Campanula will trail and is hardy.

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