Plant Growing Guides

Silvery Spike

Acalypha pendula × Iresine herbstii

Simpson's Stopper

Myrcianthes fragrans

Slow-growing tropical shrubs

Various species (tropical genera)

Small Aloe

Aloe vera (and related dwarf/compact species)

Small Begonia

Begonia semperflorens

Creeping Ground Cover Plants

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

Small Echeveria

Echeveria setosa

Small Echeveria

Echeveria spp.

Small Epiphytic Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (various epiphytic genera)

Small Ferns for Terrarium Settings

Various species (e.g., Pteridophyta)

Davallia Fern

Davallia fejeensis

Small Ferns for Mounted Culture

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

Small Ferns (High Humidity Varieties)

Pteridophyta (Division) - various species

Small Fern Varieties

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

Cockleshell Orchid

Epidendrum cochleatum

Small-flowered Epidendrum

Epidendrum parkinsonianum and related species

Small-flowered Salvia

Salvia microphylla

Small Flowering Plants

Various species

Small-growing ferns

Pteridophyta (various species)

Small-growing native rainforest plants

Various species (not a single species)

Small herbaceous plants

Various herbaceous species

Small-leafed Begonia

Begonia semperflorens

Small-leafed Begonia Varsity Mix

Begonia semperflorens 'Varsity Mix'

Small-leafed climbing plants on bark mounts

Various species (e.g., Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Scindapsus pictus, Hoya species)

Small-leaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Small-leaved Aroids

Arum species (various, including Arum maculatum, Arisaema species)

Small-leaved Begonia

Begonia spp. (small-leaved varieties)

Small-leaved epiphytic plants

Various species (Orchidaceae, Bromeliaceae, Araceae families)

Small-leaved Ficus

Ficus benjamina

Small Lepanthes

Lepanthes spp.

Small Perennials (General Category)

Various species

Small Selaginella

Selaginella kraussiana

Small Shade-Loving Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (family) - various genera including Neoregelia, Billbergia, Aechmea

Small Shrubs

Various species

Small Succulents

Various genera (Echeveria, Sedum, Sempervivum, Crassula, Aloe, Haworthia, etc.)

Small Tropical Ferns

Various species (e.g., Nephrolepis exaltata, Adiantum raddianum, Platycerium bifurcatum)

Smilax

Smilax spp.

Smilax excelsa

Smilax excelsa

Smilax regelii

Smilax regelii Killip & Morton

Smooth Cayenne Pineapple

Ananas comosus 'Smooth Cayenne'

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Snapdragon Pennant

Antirrhinum majus 'Pennant'

Snow Flake

Chionographis snow flake (cultivar designation varies)

Sobralia

Sobralia macrantha

Rose Sobralia

Sobralia rosea

Society Garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Soft Tree Fern

Dicksonia antarctica

Gliricidia (Madre de Cacao)

Gliricidia sepium