Herself's Houseplants

Florescence Elements flower show

At the Houston Florescence show this year small was in, small landscapes, small water gardens, and wreath shaped dish gardens.

( photos of the more traditional arrangements are Herself’s Houston Garden, Florescence photos

I saw a request for which types of plants are good for dish gardens recently. First decide if you wish to do a dry desert type dish garden or a tropical garden. Traditional dish gardens do not have drainage in the container. I usually provide some in mine.

Here are some commonly used dish garden plants that have worked well for many.

Wet:
Carnivorous plants
African Violets
Pothos
Podocarpus
Pittosporum
Pepperomia
Syngonium
Bromeliad
Croton
Pteris fern
Creeping Fig
Neanthe Bella palm

Dry:
Jade
Crassula
Kalanchoe
Sedum
Pilosocereus
Haworthia
Aloe
Cleistocactus
Sansevieria
Echeveria
Lithops
Graptopetalum

But the best thing to do is visit a nursery or two, look for small plants with similar growing needs.

See also on this site:
Dish gardens in stainless steel bowls
More dish garden ideas, wire frame holders