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title: "i’m looking for recommendations for plants i can place on shelves…"
description: "i’m looking for recommendations for plants i can place on shelves that can grow and drape down/look really cool!"
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author: "emma"
published: "2026-06-16T00:28:47.784639Z"
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# i’m looking for recommendations for plants i can place on shelves…

_Posted by emma on 2026-06-16_

i’m looking for recommendations for plants i can place on shelves that can grow and drape down/look really cool!

## 22 comments

### Chloe commented on 2026-06-16

And hoyas are also amazing as trailing plants and you can get some cool looking ones

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#### emma replied on 2026-06-16

wait — so you’re telling me i can go into a nursery and say “can i get a HOYAAAAAAAA?” and no one could get mad?

#### Joann replied on 2026-06-19

Crazy ‘HOYAAAAAAAA’

### iambijoux commented on 2026-06-16

If you have great light, Hoyas make great trailing plants. Pothos and trailing philodendron are great, too. Just make sure the plant gets light from above or it’ll bald up top. Pictured here: Hoya Hindu rope, epipreminum skeleton key, scindapsus exotica, and philodendron lemon lime.

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### Jalyne commented on 2026-06-16

Philodendrons or my German ivy plant 🪴

### emma commented on 2026-06-16

thanks again everyone — these are my current plants! i have floating shelves on the wall to the far right of the hanging plants in the window that i’d love to fill. very consistent indirect sunlight and potential minimal direct sunlight (the shelves are pretty high up).

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### emma commented on 2026-06-16

this last pic is my kitchen at the back of the house - consistent indirect sunlight.

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### emma commented on 2026-06-16

i really like the bananas/dolphins/pearls, i think mine is the pearl one (far right hanger)!

### Oleander Mom commented on 2026-06-17

Lots of good suggestions—I would add Adasonaii

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