SPECIAL USES. Artificial light, dish gardens, terrariums. Pretty bog plant for the miniature garden pool.
Adiantum bellum Polypodiaceae Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Elfin version of the maidenhair fern with ruffly leaflets like upside-down wedges, the points attached to the dark, wiry six-inch stems. The foliage is surprisingly dense for such a delicate, airy effect.
CARE. Little or no sun. Warmth, humidity, humusy soil (lime if acid), kept moist, and wet in winter. The plant seems to rest in summer.
SPECIAL USES. Artificial light, terrariums.
Allophyton mexicanum Scrophulariaceae Mexican Foxglove
Perky combination of oval, dark-green five-inch leaves beneath upstanding stems bearing several long-tubed, flaring half-inch flowers of pastel lavender blending into white, violet in the throat. Blooms in spurts throughout the year.
CARE. Partial sun, moderate warmth, humidity, average soil kept moist.
PROPAGATION. Seeds.
SPECIAL USES. Artificial light, dish gardens.