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Plant Types
Popular choices for dart frog vivarium plants include but not limited to:
Most popular tropical vivarium plants
Pothos (Epipremnum) aka Devils Ivy, Jade Ivy.. Grows quickly. Sprouts roots in between leaves in humid environment. Can be cut and propagated easily.
Bromeliads
They tend to need more ventilation (add fans), avoid sitting in soil, ideal if not required by thumbnail darts (Oophaga Pumilios)
Air/Sky plants:
Typically mount higher up in the vivarium, be wary of lighting drying out. Will need frequent mistings and avoid sitting on saturated materials.
Orchids
Avoid allowing water to stand in the core as this will lead to rot.
Philodendrons
Watch as some variety get too big for vivariums
Mosses
Mosses are a good ground cover to compliment leaf litter/ not replace for most dart frogs. Can be affixed wood limbs/ backgrounds as well. Make sure it gets watering as heat from lights may dry out. Note some mosses are aquatic thus need mmore
Mood moss, Sheet moss, Mood moss, spikemoss, Pillow moss, Rainbow moss,...
Riccia, Java moss, Peacock, Phoenix, Leptodictyum riparium "Stringy Moss", Christmas moss, Pellia liverwort, are aquatic and need constant moisture. Sheet moss, Mood moss, need ventilation/ dry periods.
Tradescantia Zebrina "Wandering Jw"
Aluminum Plant (Pilea Cadierei)
Begonias:
Can be a little finicky. Most types dont like water on leaves. Avoid sitting in soaking soil. You may need to add fans. Can propigate cuttings from a leaf along with a stem and placing within the substrate. A new plant will emerge from the stem.
Begonia Rex:
Baby Tears
Bladderwort
Fittonia
Marcgravia
Nice trailing plant.
Pitcher Plant: Not for thumbnail darts. Avoid pitchers that have thorns.
General Plants listed used by PDF hobbyists over the years Acanthaceae
Acorus 'chacosekisho'
Adiantum XZ (Maidenhair Fern)
Aeschynanthus sp. (Lipstick Plant/Vine)
Alsobia dianthifloran (Lace Flower)
Anoectochilus “Charlotte’s Web” (Jewel Orchid)
Anoectochilus albolineatus (Jewel Orchid)
Anoectochilus formosanus (Jewel Orchid)
Anthurium (LaceLeaf)
Anubias barteri ‘Coffeefolia’ (Aquatic/Semi Aquatic)
Anubias barteri ‘Nana’ Petite White
Arrowhead vines
Baby Tears
Barbosella sp.
Begonia sp.
Bella Palm
Bladderwort
Bolbitis heteroclite
Bromeliads
Bucephalandra kishii “skeleton king” (aquatic)
Bulbophyllum sp.
Christmas Cactus
Codonanthe sp. (African violet family)
Coleus
Coffee Plant
Creeping Fig
Creeping Jenny
Cryptanthus sp.
Davillia sp.
Deinostigma tamiana (Was Chirita) (Vietnamese Violet)
Diffembachia (dumb Canes)
Dischidia sp.
Dossinia marmorata (Jewel Orchid)
Dracena
Dracula lotax
Drosera sp. (Sundew – carnivorous)
Dryadella simula
Elaphoglossum sp.
Eleocharis radicans (rooted spikerush)
Encyclia polybulon
Epidendrum porpax
Epipremium
Episcia sp. (African violet family)
Fairy Vine
Ficus pumila
Ficus punctata (?)
Ficus thunbergii (was F. pumila ‘Quercifolia’)
Fittonia
Gynura
Hemigraphis alternata
Hygrophila pinnatifida (Swampweeds – Aquatic)
Hypoestes phyllostachya (Polka dot plant)
Lemmaphyllum microphyllum
Lemon button fern
Lepanthes sp.
Lucky Bamboo
Lycopodium sp.
Macodes petola (jewel Orchid)
Maidenhair (vine)
Marcgravia sp. (Ecuador)
Masdevallia nidifica (orchid)
Maxillaria uncata (orchid)
Micranthemum tweedei (Monte Carlo – Aquatic)
Microgramma sp. (vine fern/snake fern)
Microsorum pteropus '“Needle Leaf” (Java Fern)
Mini Rose Moss
Monolena sp.
Muehlenbeckia complexa (maidenhair vine)
Neoregelia sp.
Nephrolepis exaltata 'Fluffy Ruffle' (sword fern/Boston fern)
Nerve plant
Pellionia pulchra (Polynesian Ivy)
Peperomia – Radiator Plant
Phalenopsis (Orchid)
Philodendron
Pilea (Chinese Money Plant)
Platystele sp.
Pleopeltis percussa (fern same family as resurrection fern)
Pleurothallis sp.
Pogostemon deccanensis (aquatic)
Porroglossum sp.
Pothos
Purple Passion
Purple waffle
Pyrrosia sp.
Quercifilix zeylanica (Oak Leak Fern)
Red Algaonema (Chinese Evergreen)
Rhaphidophora sp (Shingle Plant)
Rhipsalis sp. (Mistletoe Cactus)
Rhoeo Spathacea Tri-Color (Moses-in-the-cradle)
Riccardia chamedryfolia (Jagged Germanderwort)
Scaphosepalum sp.
Selaginella sp. (Spike Moss)
Snake Plant
Solanum sp.
Spider grass
Stellis argentata (Silvery Stelis Orchid)
Tillandsia sp.
Trichosalpinx chamaelepanthes (Bonnet Orchid)
Tristella sp.
Vanilla orchid
Wandering jew
Zootrphion sp. (Orchid)
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