Plant Growing Guides

Slow-growing tropical shrubs

Various species (tropical genera)

Smallage

Apium graveolens var. secalinum

Small Air Plants

Tillandsia spp.

Small Aloe

Aloe vera (and related dwarf/compact species)

Small Alpine Conifers

Various species (e.g., Pinus mugo, Picea pungens, Abies lasiocarpa)

Small Alpine Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum lonchitis, Cystopteris fragilis, Asplenium viride)

Small Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum (dwarf varieties)

Small Aroids

Araceae family (various genera)

Small Barrel Cactus, Sulcorebutia

Sulcorebutia species

Small Begonias

Begonia spp.

Small Begonia

Begonia semperflorens

Small Bog Mosses

Sphagnum spp. (various small species)

Small Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (family, various genera)

Silver Vase Plant

Aechmea fasciata

Flaming Sword

Vriesea splendens

Small Bulbophyllum Orchid

Bulbophyllum spp.

Small Cacti Lobivia

Lobivia species

Small Cacti Rebutia

Rebutia species

Small Cattleya Orchid

Cattleya (miniature hybrids)

Creeping Ground Cover Plants

Various species (e.g., Delosperma, Sedum, Thymus, Ajuga)

Small Dendrobium Hybrid

Dendrobium spp. (hybrid cultivars)

Small Dendrobium Orchid

Dendrobium spp.

Small Dendrobium

Dendrobium spp. (miniature hybrids)

Small Echeveria

Echeveria setosa

Small Echeveria

Echeveria spp.

Small Epiphytic Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (various epiphytic genera)

Small Epiphytic Bromeliad, Ionantha Tillandsia, Air Plant

Tillandsia ionantha

Small Epiphytic Ferns

Various species (e.g., Platycerium, Asplenium, Polypodium)

Small Epiphytic Mosses

Various species (e.g., Hypnum cupressiforme, Orthotrichum species, Frullania species)

Small epiphytic orchids

Orchidaceae (various epiphytic genera)

Small Epiphytic Plants

Various species (e.g., Tillandsia, Rhaphidophora, Hoya, Dischidia)

Smaller Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Adiantum, Polystichum, Asplenium, Platycerium)

Small Purple Fringed Orchid

Platanthera psycodes

Snow Gum

Eucalyptus niphophila

Small Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus species (dwarf/compact varieties)

Small Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Adiantum, Polystichum, Asplenium)

Small Ferns for Terrarium Cultivation

Various species (e.g., Adiantum raddianum, Pteris cretica, Selaginella kraussiana)

Small Ferns for Terrarium Settings

Various species (e.g., Pteridophyta)

Small Ferns in Orchid Arrangements

Selaginella spp., Nephrolepis exaltata var. compacta, Davallia spp.

Small ferns in orchid collections

Various Pteridophyta species (commonly Platycerium, Asplenium, Davallia, Microgramma)

Small Ferns (Terrarium varieties)

Pteridophyta (various species)

Davallia Fern

Davallia fejeensis

Small Ferns (Shade-loving)

Pteridophyta (various genera including Adiantum, Polystichum, Asplenium)

Small Ferns for Mounted Culture

Various species (e.g., Platycerium bifurcatum, Polyscias filicifolia, Asplenium nidus)

Small Ferns Suitable for Mounting

Various Polypodiaceae and related families

Small Ferns for Orchid Mounts

Various Polypodiaceae and Aspleniaceae species

Small Ferns (High Humidity Varieties)

Pteridophyta (Division) - various species

Small Fern Varieties

Pteridophyta (division; various genera including Polystichum, Adiantum, Asplenium, Nephrolepis)