Best (and favorite) vivarium plants

[Anoleo2]

I thought I would set up a thread where you could post your favorite vivarium plants, the best plants for vivariums and tell how to care for them.
This might be a good beginner thread to look at (if it turns out well )for plant ideas and care...it's kinda like combining the plant section into one thread.

Post pictures and info please!!

[harrywitmore]

Well, I find that the Peperomias are excellent in Vivariums and Terrariums. Since most of the tropibal species are epiphytes they take little or no care. Just drop a cutting in the terrariums and let it go. Peperomia prostrata is a nice small species which loves the high humidity. If you do grow them, stay away form placing them in a place that stays constantly wet. They will soon lose the portion that stays wet and grow away from it.

[stchupa]

This is a tough one because there are so many I like (all) and most I have no name for.

Liverworts are probably the coolest plants you'll ever come across.

Brachyotums (ecuador) are beyond anything you could ever hope for as their care is easy and the look is more than perfect for a viv. One thing you have to be careful w/ is the wood lice which will love to eat their roots. Can't have those in the tank at all. You also have to keep sure that the humidity never drops for more than an hour or they will be gone. Unbeleivably easy to propogate either by taking a branch cutting w/ arial roots or just letting them seed themselves. Won't do well in tanks w/ large frogs that trample as it is fairly delicate nd not hard to knock of leaves. They remind me of a mini purple leaf plumb that never gets over 6" tall. A self bonsai. Gorgeous.

I've never had the terrestrial bladderwort but do keep one aquatic species that is out of this world. Had it for nearly a year before I relized I had it.

Aside for that aquatic the one I like most for its looks/clumping will always be micro sword/ lileopsis braziliensis.

So many types of pteris ferns that have no name but are amazing (the leaves but especially the rhizomes)

Mosses I have no name for, but look like mini broms. If you have the book: Jewels of the Rainforest you can see it on a few pages, pg. 80 w/azureus is a good example of it. If anyone knows the name, chime in.

Cissus amazonicus is a beautiful plant. Many people would probably disagree because the gave up on it TOO EARLY.

Discidias are another out of this world plants and should be top of the list but I'm slow at reminding myself. Any ant plant for that matter.

I could go on forever discribing plants but I suspect that won't help w/out a name.

All the coolest plants in my possesion have mostly been hitchhickers.

I have one fern (taking it's sweet time) that (I'm sure) is already mature w/ leaves that extend only about a 1/3 (may be less) of an inch and makes a little clump that could easily be dismissed/ unseen as a moss. Can't wait for it to be propogated.

As before peperomias (epiphytic) are another favorite and a must in all tanks.

Everything stated (so far) can be found in SA, Which makes them even more attractive.

Some other plants that frogs/ I love are myrmecodiums and Hydnophytums. The Hydnos can even make great huts w/ age as the are pitted w/ large holes and the caudexs' are almost entirely hollow.

Thumbs love the myrmecodias for their spikey texture and will ussually utilize them as perches/calling site/ refuge/ sleeping.

These unfortunately are not found anywhere near dart habitats but are spread throught Asia all the way through the isles to Australia. Many many sp. most not listed and still being discovered. The frogs don't care. They just consider it frog land. A cataclismic mix of it all.

I'm forgetting some, but if they come to mind I'll check back.

[Frogtofall]

Actually, Dischidia are not found in SA but South East Asia rather. However, they do make great terrarium plants (some at least).

[stchupa]

You're high, no way. I was sure South America.

[harrywitmore]

Brachyotums , can you give us more on this plant. I can find any reference to it. What family does it belong to.

Antone is correct and Dischidias, Ceropegias and Hoyas for that matter come from southeast Asia and Australia. They do not occur in SA.

[c'est ma]

I googled them--they're melastomes! One cool family!.

[costaricalvr12]

I was just wating Antone to give some long essay.

[costaricalvr12]

But instead someone else did, same thing.

[c'est ma]

Hey, I loved stchupa's post!

Would love to hear from Antone, too.

One of my favorites is a mini Anthurium--a hybrid, I suppose, since the name on it was "Dawn"--that I can't find anymore.