Here's a list of houseplants that are suitable for a terrarium or a bottle garden. Scientific name is listed first, followed by the common 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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Guide created: 04/12/06 (updated 01/04/08)


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