Grow one of these cute, tiny plants in a teacup, on a ledge, or anywhere you need a green boost. Each plant can hold its own based on cuteness alone, but a variety makes an adorable minature landscape or windowsill garden.
Tiny Plants List
The plant’s unusual leaf form helps it thrive in its native South Africa, where the spherical leaves both maximize water retention while minimizing leaf surface area that would result in water lost to evaporation. String of pearls will trail daintily from a small hanging container in a warm room with filtered light; snip off the pearls as needed to shape and keep in bounds. Mount them on driftwood, arrange them in a basket, or create a soil-free mini terrarium for these mess-free plants. They grow very slowly and need little more than partial sunlight and a weekly dunking in water to stay hydrated. You should grow donkey’s tail in a sandy cactus potting mix to prevent root rot. If you accidentally break off one of the stems, don’t discard it; donkey’s tail is easy to propagate with cuttings. Just insert the cut end into some soil, and place under a clear enclosure until it forms roots. As a Scotland native, Scotch moss prefers the cool, moist conditions of its homeland. Frequent misting will keep your moss perky and bright. Indirect light from a north-facing window will help to maintain the chartreuse color without scorching the plant. If your moss produces tiny white flowers, you’ll know you’ve mastered its growing requirements. The slow-growing plants only reach three inches in height and creep slowly to form a dense, wooly mat in a full sun container (and may even flower). Water wooly thyme sparingly, when the soil’s surface is dry to the touch. These quirky plants have some equally quirky growing requirements: They do well in a peat moss growing medium, and being sensitive to minerals, need distilled water. Add bright light and cool winter temperatures to ensure a long life for your Venus flytrap. One thing that hasn’t changed is the compact size of African violets, and their free-flowering nature. These plants like tiny pots, which spurs blooming. Keep your African violets moist and pot-bound, give them bright light, and feed them with a balanced flower fertilizer to keep them performing all year. Plants grow six inches tall and eight inches wide in containers, which you should keep on the dry side.
