Tiny Fairy Garden Plants

What’s a fairy garden without tiny fairy sized plants? On this page we”ll concentrate on REAL plants that “measure up” to a fairy’s stature. While there is a place in some fairy gardens for larger plants, such as backgrounds and borders dwarf varieties used in terrariums are well suited for planting along fairy garden paths or around your tiny fairy house.

Some important things to consider when selecting plants are your plant zone, soil type, water availability and the amount of sun or shade your garden will get.

Miniature Trees

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Chirimen’
(Chirimen Hinoki Cypress)
Dwarf Conifer, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5/6

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Filicoides Compacta’
Compact Fernspray Cypress)
Intermediate Conifer, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Tsatsumi’
(Tsatsumi Hinoki Cypress)
Intermediate Conifer, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5

Cotoneaster microphyllus ‘Thymifolius’
(Thyme Leaf Cotoneaster (Standard))
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5

Dwarf Palms

Ilex crenata ‘Dwarf Pagoda’
(Dwarf Pagoda Japanese Holly)
Dwarf/Small Broadleaf Shrub, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5/6

Ilex crenata ‘Jersey Jewel’
(Jersey Jewel Japanese Holly)
Dwarf/Small Broadleaf Shrub, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5/6

Lemon Cypress
(Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Wilma’)
Easy to grow, indoors and outside.
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 7

Lonicera nitida ‘Baggescens Gold’
(Mini Golden Privet)

Parlor Palm / Neanthe bella
(Chamaedorea elegans)

Picea glauca ‘Jean’s Dilly’
(Jean’s Dilly Dwarf Alberta Spruce)
Dwarf Conifer, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 4

Picea glauca ‘Pixie’
(Pixie Dwarf Alberta Spruce)
Miniature Conifer, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 4

Rosmarinus officinalis
(Rosemary, Standard Form)

Ulmus parviflora ‘Seiju’
(Seiju Dwarf Chinese Elm)
Small Tree/Shrub, USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5

Euonymus japonica ‘Microphyllus Variegatus’

Euonymus japonica ‘Microphyllus’

Miniature Ferns

Ground Covers

Fairy Vine – Muelenbeckia complexa
Baby Tears – Soleirolia soleirolii
Plant is invasive in some areas. Check with you local Ag extension before planting in the ground.

Flowers

Miniature Begonias
Miniature Daisies – Bellium minutum

Other Plants

Polka Dot Plants
Club mosses
Peperomias
Acalypha pendula
Acorus gramineus ‘Minimus Aureus’
Adiantopsis chlorophylla ‘Tucuman’