Thanks for all the advice, suggestions, and inspiration! I have an extra fern and some spare moss (the container was much larger in my mind when I was in the GC picking out plants).. so I have potted them up in a normal pot together and put them in a bright bathroom. I will watch to see which prospers best, then replant as required.
@Blue Onion Congrats on starting your new terrarium experiment! My OH started her very first terrarium (lid-less) in April last year. Here are some pics taken then and today. There have already been a few alterations in composition. Sorry, don't know the names of current plants there.
I don't see the point of having a lid. It works OK without, needs a little watering now and then.
It looks like a small-leaved form of Tradescantia. According to Google, Spiderwort is one of its common names. I didn't know that! Definitely not what I know as spider plant (Chlorophytum)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
@JennyJ Thanks for replying. Yes I know that spiderwort is a common name of Tradescantia. But the Tradescantia I have in the garden have long leaves. Found this interesting site with lots of different varieties.
The houseplant types (in the UK, I assume they grow outside somewhere in the world) have smaller, less narrow leaves than the garden ones. One of mine looks a lot like the terrarium one. It started off with striped purple leaves but has reverted to mostly green.
When I was a child there was one of the outdoor ones in our garden. My mother always called it spanish iris but as far as I know, it's neither of those things.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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