The Coolest Way To Display Vine Plants To Make A Statement In Your Home

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With scissors in one hand and an out-of-control vine in the other, you're about to give your trailing houseplant a trim. Hold on: Saving those snippings to propagate more plants is smart, but what if you left the vine intact for a striking spiral display? A wall-mounted vining houseplant takes up less space while looking amazing when surrounded by a concentric coil of foliage.

You may have seen a pothos or the like with its enthusiastic growth attached to a wall. This idea takes the concept a step closer to a work of art. Hung on a wall with a pot holder ring or on a minimalist shelf, you can arrange a plant's long vines to grow in an ever-widening spiral with the help of removable adhesive-backed hooks. You can also mount the design on a large circle of wood fitted with screw-in hooks to both make the greenery stand out and as a plastic-free and renter-friendly option.

If you want instant gratification on this fun way to show off your favorite houseplants, it's best to start with a plant that has vines long enough to encircle the plant pot more than once on the wall. A rotation and a half to two rotations will make the most impact. With most vines growing from their tips, you can attach more hooks to continue the coil as the plant grows.

Time to tame that unruly vine houseplant! Scout out a spot on a wall that has plenty of room around it. Budget-friendly metal pot rings or sleek mounts like these Daniel's Plants Midcentury Modern L-Shaped Floating Shelves will anchor your pot to the wall at the center of the spiral. For your vines' first coils around the pot, plan even spaces for placing the transparent adhesive hooks. You can eyeball it or measure consistent spaces of 2 to 4 inches between the pot and each row of vines. Three adhesive hooks per coil might be enough: one above the pot and two more at its sides. If the vine doesn't drape below the pot as nicely as you'd like, you can add a fourth hook beneath the pot for extra support.

You can also set up this design on a large-paned window that doesn't open. The plant can free-hang in front of the window or cling to the glass itself with a sturdy suction cup-mounted shelf like this Hexonhoma Clear Acrylic Window Sill Plant Shelf. Transparent, removable hooks will handle the spiraling vines discreetly. However, before committing to this setup, make sure that your plant can handle the amount of light it will get this close to the glass by consulting a greenhouse or the grower's instructions that accompany a new plant.