Houseplant Riparium

This video is about 3 easy plants for ripariums.

Houseplant riparium. The best plants for ripariums are those that adapt well to wet conditions this includes plants that grow naturally along the edges of streams rivers and lakes. The aroids palms tropical trees and robust tropical monocots heliconia musa zingiberaceae and others are especially diverse compelling groups to explore. The ability of a plant to adapt to the conditions in your riparium is the most important factor to consider.

Water circulation allows terrestrial and semi aquatic plants to naturally absorb plant wastes whilst creating a natural and interesting habitat for any inhabitants. This is only a partial list of houseplants that have been used in riparium aquascaping and there are many other possibilities that may be tried to expand the list of choices. Nov 18 2020 with careful selection some familiar houseplants can provide quick affordable gratifying results in a riparium aquascape.

Plants must also be able to tolerate low oxygen levels and very wet soil.