Best indoor hanging plants: 12 trailing houseplants for statement foliage

Choosing the best indoor hanging plants for your interior will give your houseplant displays a new dimension. Leafy vines and trailing stems of flowers add a touch of the tropics to interior designs with layers of texture and color. 

Remember to check the light levels needed for each of your choices and place plants that need sun closest to the window, with the shade-lovers further back or near a north-facing window. Some of indoor plants can grow quite big, and trailing plants will restrict your movement if hung in the centre of a room or hallway, so position these around the edges of your space where they won’t get in the way.  

Smaller trailing plants, such as fishbone cactuses or spider plants, can be used to create a candelabra effect over a dining table or sideboard, while threading strings of small LED lights through the plant stems or shining a spotlight up into the foliage will create a beautiful shadow play in the evenings. 

Maximize the space in your home by displaying the best indoor hanging plants up high. Whether you hang them from the ceiling, allow them to trail down from a shelf or display them in an on-trend hanging planter, there are plenty of ways to make your trailing houseplants a striking focal point in your space. 

By Zia Allaway