The Bright Purple Flower That'll Make Your Hanging Baskets Irresistible To Hummingbirds

There are few birds more fun to watch than hummingbirds. So it's completely understandable if you're looking for hanging basket plants to attract these beautiful birds to your yard. Unfortunately, if much of your yard, patio, or other areas are in the shade, that can limit your options, as many of the flowers hummingbirds absolutely love require full sun to thrive. Luckily, that's not the case for 'Endless Illumination' Browallia (Browallia Spp). Its stunning purple flowers can thrive and attract hummingbirds to your hanging baskets even in full shade. 

'Endless Illumination' Browallia's bright purple flowers with lighter centers are perfect for adding an elegant touch to containers and hanging baskets. They're also impressively healthy and vigorous plants that make perfect impatiens replacements for anyone who has struggled to rescue their impatiens from downy mildew. It's not just hummingbirds who love 'Endless Illumination' Browallia either, as they're also a hit with other pollinators. Because they can grow over a foot tall and wide, they make an ideal filler element for baskets and containers if you're opting to follow the simple container garden formula of combining filler, spiller, and thriller plants.

'Endless Illumination' Browallia plants are native to South America and are generally grown as annuals in North America, though they can be treated as perennials in zones 9 through 11. While some Browallia cultivars can be purchased from seed, 'Endless Illumination' Browallia is a trademarked hybrid that is only available as live plants. Once you've purchased and brought home your 'Endless Illumination,' be sure to put it in a container, garden bed, or hanging basket that gets at least part shade, as they don't grow well in full sun. 

If you've been trying to opt for more drought-tolerant plants, then 'Endless Illumination' Browallia could be perfect for you. Just be aware that plants in hanging baskets generally require more regular watering than those grown in the ground. 'Endless Illumination' Browallia is impressively low maintenance in other ways, too, requiring only occasional fertilization and no deadheading. It is also quite heat tolerant, so your local hummingbirds won't have to go without flowers just because temperatures are high.