Terrarium Plants

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Terrarium plants. One of the easier air plant to grow in terrariums tillandsia bulbosa is a truly exotic species. One of martin s favorite terrarium plants is the star shape cryptanthus bivittatus also called starfish plant a member of the bromeliad family. For open terrariums with medium light.

With their reduced root systems and diminutive habit bonsai can often make ideal terrarium plants. A popular flowering plant for terrariums spiderwort is a perennial with long and thin blade like leaves that grow upright then arch downwards of a bright green color that fills with brightly intense violet blue flowers with three petals from late spring to midsummer. It is not well known as a terrarium plant but works particularly well when grown in open jar terrariums.

The gold dust croton for instance is one of the narrow leaved varieties that will have various amounts of gold depending on the cultivar. A unique genus of more than 650 species of small evergreen flowering plants in the family bromeliaceae tiny varieties of tillandsia plants thrive in terrariums. For areas with medium light you can go with a terrarium that s either open or closed.

Calathea provides color to your terrarium with its green white and pink leaves too. Its shiny thick leaves come in a huge array of amazing colors and shapes. Calathea is a good choice for a terrarium because it enjoys a tropical environment with plenty of moisture and humidity.

The straplike leaves almost seem to glow with iridescent stripes which range from red to maroon white and deep green. It thrives under the moist warm air of a terrarium and will only reach 12 inches when fully mature. Large tall plant terrarium glass glass greenhouse terrarium with lid indoor tabletop orchid succulent cacti terrarium kit 9 2 x8 7 x5 9 na house black b 4 7 out of 5 stars 29 35 99 35.

This italian alder bonsai grows best in damp conditions but any tropical bonsai species like ficus or aralia will thrive in a terrarium. Native to the rainforests desert environments of mexico the southeastern united states and central and south america tillandsia are epiphytes that grow without soil. Plus you can place them anywhere you can balance them they don t attach so it opens up new planting opportunities.