Tiny World Terrariums by Michelle Inciarrano

Author:Michelle Inciarrano
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2018-05-27T04:00:00+00:00

BEYOND MOSS: OTHER PLANTS FOR TERRARIUMS

There is a world of plants beyond moss for landscaping a terrarium.

Drop by your local nursery and talk to the staff about the availability of plants you’d like to include, as some plants are simply not available year-round. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it’s a good place to start.

SUN-LOVING PLANTS

boxleaf euonymus (Euonymus japonicus ‘Microphyllus Aureovariegatus’)

boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)

brass buttons (Leptinella potentillina verdigris)

carpet violet (Alsobia [episcea] dianthiflora)

Chinese pepper tree (Zanthoxylum odorum)

croton (Codiaeum variegatum)

dwarf arctic birch (Betula nana)

dwarf nutgrass (Eleocharis radicans dwarf)

dwarf snow bush (Breynia disticha nana)

English ivy (Hedera helix misty) or gnome Ivy (Hedera helix spetchley); also several others (feen finger, mini Easter, oak leaf, silver king)

Joseph’s coat (Alternanthera ficoidea) in several small varieties and colors

miniature grape ivy (Cissus Striata)

peperomia (Peperomia minima)

pineapple verbena (Nashia inaguensis)

quilted creeping fig (Ficus Pumila Repens Minima) or snowflake variety

snow rose (white or pink, single- or double-blooming serissa)

sweet flag varieties (Acorus gramineus minima aurea, Acorus gramineus dwarf himemasamume)

twiggy spikemoss (Selaginella sanguinolenta var. compressa)

SHADE-LOVING PLANTS

gnome ivy (Hedera helix spetchley); fine in shade, but the leaves will grow up to one inch (2.5 centimeters) in the sun and may crowd out other plants

golden clubmoss

Irish or Scottish moss (Sagina subulata)

Krauss’ spikemoss, or trailing spikemoss (Selaginella kraussiana)

miniature “shamrock” ivy (Hedera helix shamrock)

miniature ferns (we like several miniature fern varieties but prefer asparagus [plumosus] ferns)

ORCHIDS

bromeliads and epiphytes

jewel orchid (Ludisia discolor)

Phalaenopsis violacea (malaysia x var. borneo)

Phalaenopsis violacea borneo

SUCCULENTS

Aeonium arboreum (turns reddish with lots of sun) or Aeonium haworthii

baby’s toes (Fenestraria rhopalophylla)

dwarf cowhorn agave (Agave cupreata)

gollum (Crassula ovata gollum) and variegated jade (Crassula ovata variegata); any crassula, really!

Haworthia coarcata (likes some shade)

hens and chicks (Sempervivum)

jade or money tree (Crassula ovata)

lizard’s tail (Crassula muscosa); caution: this succulent can grow to a foot (30.5 centimeters) tall

miniature aloe (Aloe haworthioides)

miniature pine tree (Crassula tetragona)

panda plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa)

pinwheel aeonium (Aeonium haworthii)

rosary vine (Crassula rupestris)

sedum (one cutey is Sedum burrito, aka burrow’s tail sedum, and another is Sedum rubrotinctum, aka the jellybean plant

tree aeonium (Aeonium arboreum); turns reddish with lots of sun

zipper plant (Euphorbia anoplia)

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS

Mexican butterwort plant (Pinguicula moranensis)

yellow trumpet pitcher (Sarracenia flava)

fork-leaved sundew (Drosera binata)

Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

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