Tiniest Houseplants
I'll start this off and we will see how far we can go with it:
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Jeff (5b)
6 years agoFanastic Al. I'd like to grow something in a wine cork again. Below is from a few years ago. I have to choose a plant. I'd also like to grow things in a plastic film (that's what photos used to be taken on, for the younger people) container, Pepto-Bismol cup, protein powder scoop, etc. Your pots are great. I have some fine grained Diatomaceous Earth cat litter I've been wanting to experiment with.
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Not a houseplant,but...
Comments (31)Ok here we go :-) This is more like it. This leaf is a small side shoot on a more mature plant recovering from root rot. There is a lot of variation in the leaves even on a single plant. It seems a lot of things determine leaf size and shape. What threw me is that your leaf looks to have a completely different texture than mine. But i guess unless I can reach through the computer screen and touch it, I cant know for sure!...See MoreWhat's Going On In Your Garden?
Comments (33)I know what you mean... I'm very proud of my girls! Both Emma and Maia are very special to me, and I like when people ask about them. Even nicer when they know what breed they are, and I don't have to explain. I would say that most people who meet my girls will go home and look them up on the Internet... Good Olde Bulldogges are still a rare breed! You don't see them every day! Even more impressive is the fact that they have manners, and won't jump on people. They listen to commands and obey instantly, and that impresses most people. Just today, the vet came to give all the dogs here rabies shots... the owners' Ridgebacks were all terribly behaved, and some of them had to be lassoed with leashes because they don't come when called. A few were even fighting the leashes because they're not even leash broke! It was a terrible mess! And I'm proud of my two adults, Emma and Bonzee, who were both perfectly behaved and sat nice for their shots and check-ups. That's what a little training will do... give you well-mannered animals that you're proud to show off, and can take with you anywhere! Unfortunately, I'm only the kennel care-taker... I'm not a trainer. I couldn't possibly train all those dogs!...See MoreTeensy caterpillars drifting by my computer
Comments (3)Susan - Your computer is bugged!!! But you better watch out - their Mother just might show up to protect them and then you'll be in big trouble. Mother could be at least an inch long and have huge antennae. She could lie in wait by the number lock key and strike out when your pinky is least expecting an attack. Do you have one of those pressurized cans of air for cleaning the computer? You could hold it in one hand blowing mightily away at the creatures and then with the other hand try sucking them up in the vacuum. Stay tuned for more in the continuing saga of Man vs. Beast. tee hee...See MoreIs this Millipedes in my houseplant soil?
Comments (6)whats the houseplant ... repot it in fresh soil ... if appropriate .... i bet a nickle.. you had the plant outdoors last summer.. on the ground???? i hope most are smaller than this one.. crikey.. look at it.. its over 3 inches long in this pic... lol ... a scale would help next time ... centipede.. is my guess.. based on google images .... compare at link ... if you think you can handle it... lol .. now to be clear .. if its a 5 dollar plant ... dont go spending 10 dollars on new potting media .. just throw it out.. and buy a new plant ... eh? ... that kind of solves all your problems in one toss .... it would be a different issue if this is great grandma's 100 year old heirloom plant ... then the money spent.. would be worthwhile ... there is a very active houseplant forum .. where you can get the ID ... and specific advice to said plant .... welcome to GW ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See More
Debra (6a) West Ma.
6 years ago
I have 3 new baby violets I grew from leaves, I'm very excited about it as it's my 1st time with violets. Oh, and a new begonia!!! from a leaf...me & begonia's aren't always the best of friends.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoBaby violets!
baby flapjack, I forget it's botanical name
baby begonia.
These 2 are Streptocarpus
These are my Chiritas in bloom
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Amynoacids (z6 MI)
6 years agoI picked up a few little broken off pieces from the floor of a greenhouse 2 years ago. (they were being swept up to throw away...yes, I was THAT lady that stopped the guy an nd asked if I could throw them in theplant I was buying.) They started as 3-5 mm balls like the ones on the bigger plant, and now they actually look like cacti. They are in a 2.5" pot.
My crazy dog got my then-brand-new gollem jade(just a 4" pot of cuttings at a BBS) and tore it to pieces...This was one tiny leaf that was in one piece. Now it's a tiny plant! 1.5" pot?
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laticauda
6 years ago
Sugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
6 years agoMy smallest one right now, other than some babies grown from leaves, is this Hummel’s Sunset jade cutting. It was one of four cuttings from 4 years ago, which grew beautifully, and then got roasted to ashes, then chopped down to nothing, and is currently growing back. I’ve had it outdoors all fall and winter, and hope/plan to keep it there during the deadly summer again in hopes that its new leaves, having grown in NV, can handle NV sun. But we’ll see!
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Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoGymnocalycium pups x5 in a 2" pot:
Mama budding out in 6" pot [w/Papyracanthus and Haworthia reinwardtii]:
Mama's blooms last year:
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Crassula graptopetalum paraguayense aka "Ghost" or "Pearl Plant" - From leaf cuttings in 6" pot [w/Rhipsalis pilocarpia and ...]:
... on the other side of the pot, Hatiora salicornioides aka "Drunkard's Dream"
More Crassula graptopetalums growing from leaf cutting in 2" pot:
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Monstrose epiphylanthus var. Guatemalense aka "Curly Locks" seedlings in 2" pot. Grown from seed pod. The first 2 leaves are cotyledon embryonic leaves and are straight. The third leaf is a true leaf and is curly.
This is the leaf cutting that came with a seed pod:
When I opened the pod to harvest the seeds, it was full of germinated seeds:
I gently loosened a little and planted the entire content of the fruit ... This was about 2 weeks after planting:
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Earlier this week, I posted a few NoID cactus yearlings in 2" pots, grown from seed here:
https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5167568/need-cactus-experts-to-id
If anyone can scoot over there and help me with ID, I would greatly appreciate it.
Maria Elena
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSans2014
I thought that you meant plants that are naturally small - like miniature African violets, or tiny cacti, or plants manipulated to stay small (authentic Bonsai - just few inches tall ). Or at least plants that grow very slowly so they stay small for quite some time?
I have many starts that are tiny but won't be for too long so didn't think they qualify :)
Smallest plant I have (I think) that will not grow much bigger-taller is C. excilis/picturata that seems to grow slowly, and it is only 3/4" tall:
It doesn't grow very tall, it spreads. But inflorescence could make it look taller. It grew only little taller, but grew few offsets in about 10 mo.
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6 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIn that case: Adenium obesum babies ... I plant about 100+ yearly in search of the perfect bloom. And, yes, I do recycle egg cartons ... and yogurt cups!
Maria Elena
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6 years agommauenn
6 years agoBaby tillandsia that broke off from the mum prematurely.
I keep it in an espresso cup.
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6 years agoAmynoacids (z6 MI)
6 years agolaticauda
6 years agoDebra (6a) West Ma.
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoDebra (6a) West Ma.
6 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThis is the only picture I took of the tillandsia bloom. Personally, I found it insignificant, but looked forward to the plant pupping after blooming. The bloom reminds me very much of those on bromeliads, which can also effectively grow as air plants under a tree canopy providing the right nutrient runoff.
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6 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
6 years agoSans, the bloom is for the Tillandsia. Yes, the other succulent in the picture is Mammilaria Elongata aka "Lady Fingers."
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6 years agoThis thread is fun... I have a few more to share.
Dioscorea elephantipes grown from seed. The caudex is no bigger than a peanut. It will stay small for years.
An adenium obesum thats short and fat.
Finally a tiny colocasia esculenta leaf grown from grocery store taro. I know it won’t be tint for long but even giants start out small.
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5 years agoHere's an update on some of the plants I posted at the beginning of this thread.
When I first put them outside a week or two ago.
it begins:
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoA friend gave me a cutting of a Crassula capitella, which is now fully rooted and just starting to get better color. It's in a 2" pot and as far as I know will remain relatively small while continuing to offset.
I've seen photos of these doing a search and there seem to be a wide color range between plants, and most seem to be called 'Campfire', which looks nothing like mine. I'm now wondering if the ID is even correct. It will get more sun but it's staying indoors for now.
Jeff (5b)
5 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoOh, I love that, Jeff!!
Laticauda, what is the name of your plant on the top right. I have one full of tiny pups! Using your picture:
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoJeff (5b)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoSorry for all the comments, but I forgot about my first mini-AV in a 2" pot. I've grown AVs for years but never got a mini because all of the ones I've seen looked sprawling and messy. This was on sale in the winter because it didn't have any flowers, so I thought I'd give it a try.
LatinLady, did you see my post on Adenium seedlings?
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoJeff (5b)
5 years agoAmber
5 years agoBaby jade that had cold damage and is regrowing , baby zebra plant, and the two smallest on a tray of propagated babies (all shown with dime for reference). Last is a bunch of Peach Pride sedeveria babies that were already growing around the adult plants I bought, my fingertip for reference. So much fun growing babies!
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nika_plants_zone6b
5 years agoI propagated just a stem with no leaves of a golden pothos to see what would happen and it grew a tiny new leaf! But now that leaf is growing another tiny leaf!!! Here it is next to a standard size leaf on one of my other plants.
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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYours is this same one, right? Mine has little pups. I would love an ID on it.
Jeff (5b)
5 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
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5 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
5 years agoI got this for an ID on this succulent: Haworthia retusa ... Can anyone confirm?
That's an Aloe alworthia "Black Gem" behind it.
Maria Elena
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMaria, I'm confident that's not a H. retusa. I'm inclinded to think cymbiformis or one of the others mentioned on the Haworthia thread. Here's a H. retusa 'Mutica', but is a pretty typical retusa, and a small one just to fit the thread.
retusas are generally green (or copper) leaved until near the end where it's more window-like and has those stripey things, as opposed to them being along the whole leaf.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThis is a Schoenorchis fragrans. This orchid can be completely covered by a quarter. Notice the flower spike and the bloom buds showing.
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5 years agoThe small plants on the ground are sinningia pusilla. You can see their size in comparison to the Schoenorchis fragrans.
Jeff (5b)
5 years agoTiny for now - a cutting of a cutting of a String of Pearls. The main cutting didn't root, so this is what I'm starting out with--it's all I have.
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Sage TX 9a
5 years ago
Brocade moss, temporary location.
Sedum brevifolium (pretty sure) in a 2 inch pot.
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tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)