Wednesday, September 28, 2011

A List Of Houseplants For A Terrarium Or Bottle Garden

Here's a list of houseplants that are suitable for a terrarium or a bottle garden. Scientific name is listed first, followed by the gemon name in parenthesis. Want to know HOW to make a bottle garden or a terrarium? (It's easy!) See How

Acorus (Sweet Flag)
ALL carnivorous plants
Begonia rex (small-leaf varieties)
Calathea species (Zebra Plant, Peacock Plant, Rattlesnake Plant)
Cryptanthus (Earth Star, Green Earth Star, Rainbow Star)
Dracaena sanderiana (Ribbon Plant)
Ficus pumila, Ficus reptens (Creeping Fig, Trailing Fig)
Fitonia species (Snakeskin Plant, Little Snakeskin Plant, Nerve Plant, Little Nerve Plant, Painted Net Leaf, Silver Net Leaf)
Hedera helix (small-leaf varieties)
Helxine soleirolii (Mind Your Own Business Plant, Baby's Tears)
Hoya bella (Miniature Wax Plant)
Kohleria amabilis (Tree Gloxinia)
Maranta species (Herringbone Plant, Rabbit's Tracks, Prayer Plant)
Neanthe bella (Parlor Palm)
Pellionia (Watermelon Pellionia, Satin Pellionia)
Peperomia species
Pilea (Creeping Charlie, Creeping Jenny, Aluminum Plant, Friendship Plant, Artillery Plant)
Saxifraga sarmentosa (Mother of Thousands, Magic Carpet)
Selaginella (Creeping Moss, Peacock Fern, Spreading Clubmoss, Resurrection Plant)
small ferns
Plants with one or more of the following in their scientific names MAY be suitable:

abbreviatus (shortened)
brevis (short)
forma minor (dwarf form)
humilis (low growing)
micro (small)
minimus (very small)
minor (small)
nanus (dwarf)
parcus (small)
pumilus (dwarfish)
repens (creeping)
Remember, plants for a terrarium or a bottle garden need to like humidity!
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