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| Hi all, In another thread there's a discussion about miniature landscapes, I thought I would show you my miniature, 1.2 cubic feet of tropical rain forest contained in a 10 gallon aquarium. I made this terrarium around six years ago. It has had good times and bad times. Unfortunately life can get in the way and there were times when I neglected the terrarium badly so it has had several periods of severe drought. I've lost quite a few plants over the last six years but it's surprising how many have made it under such harse conditions. I started working on the terrarium again a few months ago and it's starting to look much better. I have added a few micro-miniature sinningias and a few of them have started to bloom. I thought I'd Post some pictures. I already posted this over in the terrarium forum, but it so dead over there that I'm sure none of you have been there to see it. If you'd like to see the thread you can go to Terrarium Thread and see some of the progression. I apologize for the cloudy photos. It's calcium deposits on the glass from misting the tillandsia.
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sun, Feb 10, 13 at 9:35
| That is sooo cool! It really looks like a mini rain forest. Thanks for posting!! What is the creeping stuff around the blue frog? |
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| That looks great, Larry. Thank you for sharing your pics. |
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| Thanks Purple and Sarah! Purple, The ground cover is bacopa aff. monnieri. I found it at Black Jungle. The plant really is a terrarium plant though. It needs lots of humidity. They also have non-terrarium plants though. They are a bit on the pricey side. I know that you are looking for miniature plants. Your idea for a miniature garden sounds fun! Have you tried Rob's Violets or the Violet Barn. He doesn't only sell African violets. He has a wide variety of small plants for terrariums and small gardens like what you are thinking about. I would phone your order in though so that you can ask about each plant. It's not always clear from the website whether a plant is appropriate for in or out of the terrarium. Larry |
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- Posted by asarumgreenpanda z6 MA (My Page) on Sun, Feb 10, 13 at 17:18
| Larry, that little world you've created is so appealing. Beautiful Tillandsias. Amanda |
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| Thanks Amanda! Larry |
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 10, 13 at 21:07
| That's very nice Larry. Great job! Now all you need is a few live little critters! Mike |
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 10, 13 at 21:08
| That's very nice Larry. Great job! Now all you need is a few live little critters! Mike |
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| Thanks Mike! I don't think so on the live critters. I am not into reptiles and frogs are really difficult to keep alive. Larry |
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| Hi I keep a 150 gallon in my shadehouse ,which used to be an aquarium but developed an incurable leak lol i no longer heat the shadehouse so the "terrarium ' has become prblematic .In spirte of the heat,cold rainfall, shadowing it's still become a "jungle " lots of fun to work with when I get ambitious!! Needs a really serious "landscaping" But too many other projects in the way!! gary |
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| Hi, Here is a new photo of one of the micro miniature sinningias, Sinningia pusilla.
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- Posted by ronalawn82 z9FL (ronalawn08@gmail.com) on Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 6:07
| larry_b, your member page is cool - also! |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 8:14
| So cute! The flowers look like Streptocarpella. |
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| Thank you ronalawn! Purple, they are really cute aren't they? They do look similar. Actually they are plant cousins. They are both in the gesneriad family. Larry |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 12:10
| Fascinating, thanks for the schoolin'! Now that you say that, the leaves look very similar to Streptocarpella too, just variegated. It's on my list of "plants to notice" when out shopping. |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Sat, Feb 16, 13 at 19:04
| That does look good, you've done a great job. Some other plants which could look quite good in that situation are Droseras (Sun Dews). Some are quite short, but there are some that will grow taller in that environment. You'd need to be selective. Also some Utricularias. There are also very small Bulbophyllum orchids which could go quite well in that humidity. When you think of it, there are so many miniature plants that would be suitable, you'd need a tank the size of a room, LOL. |
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| Hi all, I just found out that my camera takes short movies and not bad ones either. This one is about two minutes long and is a journey through the rain forest. |
This post was edited by larry_b on Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 18:47
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sun, Feb 24, 13 at 17:16
| Well how cool is that?! But you're setting the bar too high! Loved the tour, thanks for sharing. |
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