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Miniature houseplants
We offer a large selection of miniature tropical houseplants that are ideal for container gardens. Or, grow them as individual specimens! These are truly small plants, that are small-leaved and have a small growth habit. They are not "stripped" down or immature larger plants! Because of this they can be used in small containers, and with some minimal maintenance, will continue to look attractive and not outgrow the space. Pictured at left: A 'natural planting' created by Olive It uses many of the materials listed here. Care for most of these plants is the same as for African violets, with some very minor differences. For example, Oxalis and mosses prefer a bit more moisture. Though not necessary all will thrive in the high humidity of a terrarium, for which their size is ideal. Ours are grown in the open, both under artificial and natural light. Small cuttings are shown below to illustrate leaf shape, size, and texture. Plants themselves will look much fuller in appearance. Because most of these plants are branching, or spreading, in habit, they can be grown as much larger plants--though they will always remain small-leaved! With proper care and pruning, they can easily be grown as small as you choose. Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise
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Top row: Click" on highlighted names or on cuttings above to view larger pictures Acorus minima. Very tiny, dwarf (1-2") sedge w/dark green grass-like foliage sprouting from base at soil. Has the look of a very tiny Iris. $5.00 Limited supply. Alternanthera 'Christmas Tree'. Very tiny mounds of tiny, thick, grayish-green leaves. Great little shrub. $5.00 Begonia partita. Very small, narrow, "finger-like" leaves w/red stems, white blooms. Tiny, upright. $5.00 Breynia disticha nana. Dwarf "snow bush". Very pretty green and white variegated leaves. Makes a nice "tree" in plantings and adds some color and brightness. $5.00 Carissa 'Petit Point'. A small bonsai subject with very tiny, pointed, green leaves. $5.00 Out of stock. Carmona microphylla. 'Fujiyan Tea'. Dark, glossy, duck's shaped leaves. Bears white blooms. An upright, woody grower that's a good bonsai subject. $5.00 Out of stock. Centradenia 'Starsprite'. Very tiny, small leaves shrub that easily produces delicate white flowers. $5.00 Eleocharis radicans. 'German nut grass'. One of our favorite little plants. Tuft of tiny, very fine, miniature grass with tiny seed pots on tips. $6.00 Euonymus japonicus microphylla 'variegata'. Tiny, leathery leaves w/white edges. Upright, branching habit. $5.00 Ficus pumila 'Curly'. A great seller for us, since it adds color to any planting. Beautiful, tiny, crinkled green leaves w/bright yellow centers. Creeping growth habit. $5.00 Ficus pumila 'Quercifolia'. In very high demand because of it's easy of growth and attractiveness. Very tiny, creeping, ivy-leaved plant. Great ground cover. $5.00 Hebe buxifolia 'Patty's Purple'. A small growing shrub with glossy, boxwood-like leaves. Loads and loads of small lavender flowers produced on small spikes for long periods. Good bonsai subject. $5.00 Limited supply. Hedera helix 'Feenfinger'. German for "fairy fingers". Mini ivy with three to five elongated, "finger-like" lobes. Dense growing, self-branching foliage. Different! $5.00 Hedera helix 'Itsy Bitsy'. Miniature ivy w/very tiny, pointed, dark green leaves. Grows in small, bushy mounds. $5.00 Hedera helis 'Mini Easter'. Beautiful! Tiny, deep green and gray-green pointed leaves, with wide white border. A very nice, variegated, tiny ivy. $5.00 Hedera helix 'Oak Leaf'. The easiest of all the miniature ivies, it's very vigorous. Miniature trailing ivy w/dark green oak-leaf foliage. $5.00 Limited supply. Hedera helix 'Silver King'. Triangular green leaves with heavy white mottling and edges. Lovely. $5.00 Hedera helix 'Spetchley'. Miniature ivy with thick, woody, dark, stems and tiny, deep green "bird's foot"-shaped leaves. $5.00 Hedera helix 'Willie'. Very tiny, very unusual ivy. Very thin, finger-like leaves. This is an odd one, that you either can't do without or won't care for. Certainly a collectible. $5.00 Out of stock. Malpighis cocagera. This is a miniature tropical "holly" that you're sure to want. A wonderful little plant with tiny, holly-like leaves and little pink flowers. Great bonsai specimen. $5.00 Nashia inaquensis. Tiny, crinkled leaves w/light mint fragrance, white flowers, orange berries, woody trunk. Great for bonsai. An unusual specimen, and one you'll like to have. $5.00 Nephrolepis exalta 'Fluffy Ruffles'. Densely growing miniature fern w/fine, lacy fronds. A wonderful little fern. $5.00 Oxalis hedysaroides 'Rubra'. Known as "fire fern", it has tiny, fern-like leaves of brilliant red and small, yellow blooms. It's terrific! Very popular plant. $6.00 Peperomia minima. One of our favorites for containers, it adds a bit of color to any planting. Very tiny green leaves on upright, bright red stems. $5.00 Pogonatherum crinitum. "German grass". Lovely, delicate grass of tiny, bamboo-like stalks. A miniature bamboo, though it's not. $5.00 Pogonatherum crinitum 'variegata'. A variegated version of the above. Great! $5.00 Selaginella 'Fairy Plume'. Slim, erect, stems arching at top under weight of chartreuse plumes. A new one to us that we like a lot. $5.00 Selaginella kraussiana aurea. Golden yellow, ground-hugging moss. Great for adding color to a terrarium or other small planting. $5.00 Selaginella kraussiana brownii. Our favorite. So soft and adorable, you can't help but touch it! Very tiny moss looks like small, brilliant green "pincushions". $5.00 Selaginella martensii albovariegata. Upright growing moss w/deep green foliage and pure white tips. Very colorful and unusual. $5.00 Zanthoxylum 'odorum'. Tiny shrub w/thick, quilted, dark green leaves w/light peppery smell. Great specimen for bonsai. $5.00 "COLLECTOR'S TREASURE" All plants listed here are in limited supply, and are sold only on an "if available" basis. We do not propagate them on a regular basis, so they may be in limited supply when you order. Please list substitutes, or be prepared to receive your order without the requested variety, if it becomes unavailable. Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise 'Click' highlighted names to view larger pictures. Alternanthera ficoidea 'Snowball'. Thin, leathery, paddle-shaped leaves with green centers and broad, bright white edges, produced in a rosette-pattern on short-growing, stems. Very bright and colorful. $5.00 Begonia bipinatifida. Finely cut bronze leaves give it a "lacey" fern-like look. Very pretty. $5.00 Out of stock. Begonia polilloensis. Adorable little begonia with fern-like leaves and red stems. With some pruning, a nice bonsai subject. $5.00 Begonia 'Richardson'. Heavily serrated and notched, maple-leaf shaped green leaves with red stems and upright growing and branching red trunk. White blossoms. A nice, little, begonia. $5.00 Columnea 'Broget Stavenger'. A very tiny gesneriad w/light green and white variegated leaves. If grown as a larger basket plant, will infrequently produce tubular red blooms. A terrific plant even for foliage alone. $5.00 Columnea kewensis. A very tiny gesneriad w/gray-green and white variegated leaves $5.00 Columnea linearis. Thick but long and slender, pointed, medium green leaves on thick, upright stems. Bright red blooms. A nice, smaller growing gesneriad suitable for container gardens. $6.00 Columnea 'Gold Heart'. Tiny, round, thick, deep green, leaves with yellow center. A cascading plant when grown larger, can easily be kept as a small shrub for container gardens. A colorful accent. $5.00 Comprosma kirkii variegata. 'Dwarf mirror plant'. Tiny, densely branched stems with small, waxy leaves edged in white. Good for bonsai. $5.00 Euonymous japonicus microphylla aureo variegata. Tiny, leathery green leaves with beautiful golden-yellow variegation. Upright, branching, shrub. $5.00 Ficus benjamina 'Dutch Treat'. Nice miniature hybrid good for bonsai. Thick, woody, stems and thin, pointed, dark green leaves. Easily makes an nice, little, "tree". $5.00 Ficus benjamina splendes variegata. Like 'Dutch Treat' but with smaller, finer, leaves, bordered in white variegation. $7.00 Ficus pumila minima. 'Quilted creeping fig'. Lovely, tiny, puckered, rounded oak-leaf foliage. $5.00 Ficus pumila 'Snowflake'. Creeping fig with tiny, crinkly, fingernail-sized green leaves banded in white. $5.00 Ficus salicifolia. Thick, woody stems make this a nice bonsai plant. Small tree with dark brown, woody, trunk and thin, finger-like, deep green leaves. $5.00 Hebe 'Margaret'. Small growing shrub with glossy, boxwood-like leaves. Leaves a bit shorter and rounder than H. buxifolia 'Patty's Purple', and with thinner stem. Nice little shrub, suitable for bonsai. $5.00 Hedera helix 'Abundance'. Thick, dark, woody stems with deep green, pheasant's foot shaped leaves. $5.00 Hedera helix iberia. Thick, dark, woody stems and bird's-foot leaves. Much like 'Abundance'. $5.00 Hedera helix 'Lady Francis'. Beautiful! Deep green and gray-green variegated leaves, bordered bright white. $5.00 Hedera helix 'Little Witch'. Very tiny, unusual, very odd-looking plant. Woody stems with tiny, pointed leaves with gnarled finger-like shape. Collectors of the weird and unusual will want this one. $5.00 Hedera helix 'Rheingold'. Small, pointed, three-lobed leaves with green margin surrounding very bright white center. Easy and vigorous grower. $5.00 Out of stock. Hedera helix 'Topazolite'. Very pretty and unusual deep forest-green pointed, leaves, mottled in chartreuse. Very different and pretty. $5.00 Myrsine africana. "African boxwood". Tiny, small, oval leaves on erect grower with "boxwood" look. $5.00 Myrtus communis minima. A tiny little shrub with thin, stiff, stems and lots of thin, pointed, medium green leaves. Dense growing, yet delicate look. Blooms too. $5.00 Out of stock. Nea buxifolia. Tiny green leaves on woody stems. Look of a small 'boxwood' hedge. $5.00 Olea europaea. Tiny "olive" tree, good for bonsai. Tiny silvery-green leaves and woody stems. $5.00 Peperomia rotundifolia pilosior. Tiny round, succulent, green leaves with silvery-brown veining. Spreading ground cover. $5.00 Peperomia rubella. Dwarf, succulent species with tiny red-backed green leaves and red stems. $5.00 Peperomia trifolia. Bright green leaves produced in "threes" about reddish stems. Lovely, spreading, plant. $5.00 Podocarpus 'Bird's Tongue'. Thin, pointed, thick, upward-pointing green leaves around woody stems. Good bonsai subject. $5.00 Out of stock. Pseuderanthemum sinuatum. An odd-looking plant. Thick, upright, brown stems with long, thin staghorn or tongue-shaped leaves produced alternately. $5.00 Punica grantum nana. "Dwarf Pomegranate". Tiny bonsai plant with glossy green leaves and single orange flowers. $5.00 Selaginella caulescens. Loose-growing, creeping moss with bright green 'fronds'. Vigorous growing plant, excellent for ground cover. $5.00 Selaginella emmeliana. A very nice plant, one of our favorites. Dense, low-growing, fern-like appearance. Very tiny, deep green 'fronds' have rough texture, often take on a reddish-cast as matures. $5.00 Selaginella mollendorfii. Another tiny species similar to emmeliana, but perhaps a bit broader, less pointed. $5.00 Selaginella posada. Sea-green carpet of tiny,curly-fingered 'fronds'. Unusual. $7.00 Senecio rowleyanus. A succulent whose leaves are small green, smaller than pea-sized, "balls" produced along a string-like stem. An odd, yet adorable, little plant. Though not really a plant for terrariums or many containers, we list it here because it grows small so well. $5.00 (Note: we had sold this incorrectly labeled S. towleyanus. Our apologies) Price: $5.00 each unless noted otherwise
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