lepidophylla—resurrection plant—Antithesis of the sweat plant. When the fan-shaped branches have dried out and curled into a ball, immerse them in water and they will come back fresh and green as ever.
martensi—Young branches stand upright, may drop or creep with age. The variety variegata has eye-catching white splashes, splotches, or tips and supports itself on stiff aerial roots from stems to soil.
plumosa—Foamy creeper with short, branching stems overlapped by foliage of fresh woodsy green.
uncinata—Foliage sparse but shimmering peacock-blue in shade. The running, branching stems have a ludicrous way of sending down stilt-like roots into the soil, so they seem to be running above the soil, not in it.
CARE. Fern culture; warm, humid, humus, shade, moist.
PROPAGATION. Cuttings in pots (several pieces per pot), in spring. Put on top of medium and cover with glass at 70 degrees until roots form at joints. Spores, division of rooted stems.
SPECIAL USES. Terrariums, greenhouses, ground cover.
Serissa foetida (japonica) Rubiaceae
A boxwood-like plant with tiny white-margined leaves clustered on branchlets. White funnelform flowers to one-half inch long.
CARE. Partial sun, average soil, moderately moist.