Live Plant Kit For 8X8X8 Terrariums
Healthy organic plants selected for your specific 8x8x8 environment!
Ferns / Terrestrials
Ferns: 1
1 Included
Assorted
Tropical Plants
Tropicals: 1
1 Included
Assorted
Vines / Trailing
Vines / Trailing: 1
1 Included
Assorted
Live Moss
Moss
Live Moss
1 Bag
5in X 6in
1 5x6 Bag
Plant photos are meant as a general reference only. Selections will vary depending on our availability and your customized specs.
10% Off Kit Pricing (Up to 40% off overall!)
$22.96/ea 8x8x8 Plant Kit
$20.66/ea 8x8x8 Plant Kit
Customize with your info, Neoregelias, Moss Slurry, and more in-cart.
Optional Neoregelias + Moss Slurry require 75%+ R/H + strong lighting!
$22.96/ea 8x8x8 Plant Kit
$20.66/ea 8x8x8 Plant Kit
Customize with your info, Moss Slurry, and more in-cart.
Optional Moss Slurry requires 75%+ R/H + strong lighting!
Our records show that we may run into stock issues with 1-2 categories of plants. Feel free to order, but please allow us 5-7 extra business days to ship your order.
Our stock of Ferns & Terrestrials is low at the moment. If any are included with your kit, substitutions will be sent to ensure your order ships quickly. If you'd prefer to avoid substitutions and don't mind waiting (5-7 days) for plants to become available, email us after you order to let us know.
Our stock of Tropical Plants is low at the moment. If any are included with your kit, substitutions will be sent to ensure your order ships quickly. If you'd prefer to avoid substitutions and don't mind waiting (5-7 days) for plants to become available, email us after you order to let us know.
Our stock of Vining & Trailing plants is low at the moment. If any are included with your kit, substitutions will be sent to ensure your order ships quickly. If you'd prefer to avoid substitutions and don't mind waiting (5-7 days) for plants to become available, email us after you order to let us know.
Our awesome NEHERP Moss is temporarily unavailable. On the bright side, it looks like we'll have more stocked up and available very soon. If ordered today, we'd expect your kit to ship within 5-7 business days.
About Your Plant Kit
Our Plant Kits are ideal for both plant-only terrariums and vivariums housing small to medium sized inhabitants. (Under 7in or so) This particular kit was designed around the 8x8x8 enclosure, and includes 1 Fern, 1 tropical, 1 Vining/Trailing Plant, and 1 5x6 Bag of our best-selling Live NEHERP Terrarium Moss! Our plant kits reflect the lowest prices we offer on every plant included, so you are guaranteed to get a great deal.
If you are building a vivarium to house animals, please describe the inhabitant species once you've added your kit to your cart. If your terrarium will be plant-only, please mention the environmental conditions. Either way, we'll gladly customize the kit around your specific build style*.
All of the plants propagated at NEHERP are grown indoors using the highest quality organic soils and nutrients. We never use harsh chemical hormones, pesticides, fungicides, or algaecides with any of the plants we sell. Members of our team have been working in the flora industry since 1999 and caring for Reptiles & Amphibians since 2002. We love combining our skill sets to create awesome plant packages for our customers, and we're confident you'll love your NEHERP-supplied terrarium plants.
Includes our best-selling NEHERP Live Vivarium Moss!
Every plant is carefully bare rooted and individually ID'd
We use natural & organic products in our grow rooms
3-4in potted plants included. Not 2in pots & clippings!
Hand selected plants for your specified environment
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Plant Kit Discounts
Our plant kits are tier-discounted based on quantity. The chart below offers exact discount data on moss, and conservative discount data on plants. You'll likely save more (up to 30%) on some plants! The quantity you purchase will not impact the quality or selection of plants we send. We always include well established, healthy plants in every assortment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Are plant shipments guaranteed to arrive healthy?
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Yes, so long as our shipping guidelines are followed. You can learn more by closing this FAQ panel and selecting "Perishable Guarantee" towards the bottom of the page. View our full shipping guarantee policy on our Shipping Policy Pagenew tab.
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Will the plants be labeled with species?
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Yes! Every kit plant is labeled with specific species so you'll know exactly what you are working with. We'll also include cultivar info whenever we can.
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When do you ship plants?
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We ship plants year-round. If temps are extreme (below 20F or above 95F), we'll email you after you order to reserve your plants & schedule a shipment as soon as possible.
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How long does it take to ship plants?
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Plant orders carry a 1-3 day processing time. We also schedule all perishable shipments to avoid weekend transit delays in an effort to ensure healthy arrival. If you're ordering plants a few days before a weekend, your order will probably not ship until Monday.
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How are plants prepped before they ship?
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Our plants are bare rooted (rinsed free of all potting soil), and rinsed thoroughly to ensure full hydration and a clean appearance. Then the cleaned root structure is carefully wrapped in a moist paper towel ball, which is tightly placed back into the (cleaned) pot. From there, the plant and pot are tightly wrapped in thick brown paper for shipping, and labeled with appropriate ID for convenience. Epiphytes are handled a little differently, and are sometimes shipped in clear sealed containers for added safety.
Bare rooting a plant before shipping is a legal requirement to some areas, but it also helps minimize your shipping cost and the likelihood of damage since each specimen is significantly lighter. Plus, it makes processingnew tab your plants a cinch! We've got an awesome "healthy arrival" track record using these methods, and we're sure you'll appreciate the effort when it comes time to unwrap your plants!
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Do you use chemical fertilizers at NEHERP?
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We aim to grow our plants as organically as possible, and follow some of the strictest organic growing guidelines in the industry. While all plants require nutrients to grow, don't use harsh chemical fertilizers on any of the plants we propagate & offer for sale. Instead, we rely on organic products from BioBizz, Happy Frog, and a few proprietary in-house solutions. Soils we use also contain nutrient-rich ingredients like forest humus, worm castings, and kelp meal.
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Do you use pesticides at NEHERP?
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No inorganic pesticides are used on the plants we propagate & sell at NEHERP. The primary ways we prevent pests are through tight quarantine policies, restricted access to our grow rooms, and specific rules about introducing new plants to be propagated. Beyond basic prevention, we use chemical-free mechanical traps, as well as one or two other organically labeled pest prevention/management methods.
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What types of environments are these suited for?
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Our plant assortments can be tailored to meet growth conditions ranging from 55% to 99% relative humidity. Environments with humidity towards the lower end of that range will require more frequent misting to ensure the NEHERP Moss will thrive within the enclosure. We do not offer desert/arid plant kits at this time.
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What type of plants will I receive?
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It's tough to be more specific, but there's a good reason for the ambiguity. We work with hundreds of different plant varieties, so our availability changes constantly. Since each kit is custom-tailored for every customer's needs, it's difficult for us to offer a very specific description of the plants which will be included. We don't include plants we'd consider lame (more on that later), or inappropriately sized for your enclosure. Our basic goal is to provide a selection of plants that we'd use ourselves without including too many plants that would significantly raise the price of each kit.
If you are concerned about receiving a package of unexciting houseplants, we're happy to ease your fears! (Examples: Areca Palm, Croton, Dieffenbachia / "Dumb Cane", Dracaena, Ficus elastica / "Rubber Plant", Nephthytis / "Arrowhead Plant", Pachira aquatica / "Money Tree", Schefflera / "Umbrella Plant") We don't grow those plants, we don't stock them, and we've never shipped one to any client who didn't special order one. We want to earn your repeat business by offering nice plant assortments, and we're glad to say that a significant amount of plant packs are sold to repeat customers.
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What size plants will I receive?
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The smallest potted plants we'll ship will be well established plants grown in 3in pots. Mature plants grown-out in 4in pots may also be included. We do not include smaller plants grown in 2in pots, rooted portions, or clippings in our Plant Kits! Sizes vary greatly depending on your specific enclosure's description.
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How should I take care of the plants until the vivarium is ready to be planted?
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We include printed instructions with every kit which describe how to temporarily take care of plants outside of a terrarium. If your plants will be used within 10 days of the initial ship date, you can leave the root ball wrapped from the shipment, keep it moistened, and provide it with some light near a window. When it comes time to plant, simply proceed along with the typical plant care advice. If your plants will be "on hold" longer than 10 days, we'd recommend planting them in the pots using substrate from your base kit, and placing them near some bright natural light. So long as they are misted and watered on schedule, they should be completely fine in those conditions for quite awhile. NEHERP Moss is fine in-bag for upwards of a month, so long as you provide air exchange every other day or so.
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What type of lighting should I use?
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We strongly recommend our inexpensive, proven, and downright awesome Vivarium Lighting Kitsnew tab, or suggested alternative posted at the bottom of each kit page. It goes without saying that poor lighting will lead to poor plant growth performance. For more lighting related answers, check out Vivarium Lighting 101new tab.
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What are the differences between standard plant kits and heavy duty plant kits?
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Our Standard Plant Kits include more delicate, intricate, and generally higher-end terrarium plants. We recommend these for most plant-only terrariums, as well as vivariums which will house small inhabitants. (Under 7in) Both Standard and Heavy Duty kits cost the same, and plant selections are entirely dependent on the type of species/environment you specify.
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Are there differences between your plants and what I'd find at my local store?
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Our plants are definitely different in a few ways.
First off, not many mainstream garden centers & nurseries carry truly terrarium appropriate plants. We grow a few hundred species of terrarium plants, and the overwhelming majority won't be found at most plant nurseries. Plus, NEHERP Moss & Moss Slurry aren't sold anywhere else!
Second, there's the issue of product support. When it comes to our plants, we've got your back with free vivarium consultations for all kit customersnew tab. Not sure where to plant or how to take care of a specific plant? We've got your back.
Finally, not all plants are the same - even if they are the same species of plant. Non-specialty companies can produce plants on a massive scale without breaking the bank thanks to the use of pesticides, fungicides, and extended release fertilizers. Our biggest concern with plants sourced from mainstream grow operations would be systemic chemicals. At NEHERP, our grow rooms rely on natural & organic products only.
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What are Systemic Chemicals?
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Systemic insecticides & fungicides are inexpensive, stupendously effective, and they are absorbed directly into and throughout a plants cells. They basically make a plant bulletproof from a traditional grower's standpoint, while simultaneously making the plant useless for our terrarium hobby. Systemics can't wash off, don't quickly dissipate, and can stay within a plant's cells for months or years. Needless to say, we've never used any systemics at NEHERP.
External Links Explaining The Dangers Of Systemic Pesticides:
NCBI: A review of the direct and indirect effects of (systemic pesticides) on vertebrate wildlife
Wiki: Acephate - Common, available off-the-shelf, listed for use with ornamental plants
Wiki: Imidacloprid - Common, available off-the-shelf, listed for use with ornamental plants
Wiki: Neonicotinoid - The world's "most used insecticide", commercially available only
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Comparing Heavy Duty Plant Packs
You are currently on our Standard Plant Pack page, which has more delicate and sensitive plants included. It's great for vivariums with small inhabitants, and planted terrariums with no animals. If you'll be building an enclosure for a larger inhabitant species, or have a "brown thumb", we recommend visiting our Heavy Duty Plant Pack page instead. You'll still get the same low price, but will receive a more robust selection of plants.
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NEHERP Moss Care & Information
Our NEHERP Moss is a easy to grow compared to most types of moss, so long as recommended lightingnew tab and substratenew tab solutions are used. In short, we recommend frequent misting, bright lighting, and plenty of humidity to help get it acclimated. After a few weeks, less frequent misting and lower humidity will be better tolerated. We'd recommend reading through the detailed care article just to make sure you have a great experience with it.
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NEHERP Moss Slurry Information
Our Live Moss Slurry is a made-to-order product which allows vivarium designers to grow moss on backgrounds, hardscape decor, and many other "off the substrate" places throughout an enclosure. Once grown in, it can create epic visual impact in any tropical live vivarium environment. Having said that, it's not appropriate for every enclosure or application. We want to make sure you have an awesome experience, so please consider the following info before upgrading your kit to include Moss Slurry.
Environmental Minimums:
• Avg. relative humidity of 75%+
• LED Lighting Recommended
• Multiple misting sessions daily
• Plant within 72hrs of delivery
Appropriate Planting Locations:
• Natural Wood or Rock Decor
• NEHERP Custom Background
• NEHERP Heavy Duty Background
• Zoo Med Cork Tile Background
If your enclosure looks like it'll meet the above recommendations, Moss Slurry can easily add a bunch of realism to your vivarium. If your build doesn't fit the above specs, we recommend skipping the Slurry and relying on the Original NEHERP Moss. Our original moss is a little more forgiving, and is still very versatile. For more info, check out the corresponding care articles.
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Neoregelia Information
Neoregelias are an optional add-on in our Live Plant Kits, and are a great choice for those working with bright & humid environments. The Neoregelia pups we include are young divisions of a mature plant, and each oen will be individually wrapped and labeled with specific cultivar ID. Neoregelias are ideal for tropical environments, and especially for those working with arboreal species of Dart Frogs. The water holding cup in the center of a Neoregelia is called an Axil, and is the natural egg deposition site for various different species.
Neoregelias must be mounted epiphytically, and should never be planted in substrate. Over time, the base of these plants will sprout gripping roots to hold the plant steady on any moist surface. Our optional Plant Mounting Kit can make the process of placing these plants pretty easy, but it's not always required depending on the specific terrarium's design.
Neoregelias require special care beyond epiphytic mounting, and they aren't an appropriate choice for every terrarium. Neoregelias do best under extremely high levels of PAR light, and require plenty of humidity to thrive. The axil should remain filled with water at all times for best results. When grown under ideal conditions, most Neoregelias will exhibit brilliant color patterns on the leaves. In less-than-ideal conditions, the plants will fade to a deep green and may not do as well long-term. We recommend Neoregelias only for terrariums which can meet these humidity & lighting requirements.
For more info, check out our Neoregelia info section in Vivarium Construction 101.
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Plant Mounting Kit Information
Each Plant Mounting Kit Includes:
• 16oz New Zealand Sphagnum Moss
• 24 4in textured floral mounting wires
• 20 wooden picks (Included for free!)
Our Terrarium Plant Mounting Kit includes everything necessary to get plants placed exactly where you'll want them within an enclosure. The manageable 4in sections of flexible, cuttable mounting wires are ready for immediate use on very large plants, or to be further cut-down and shaped to create mounting and training clips. They are easy to shape by hand, and perfect for every job from mounting large Bromeliads to training ultra-delicate vines & trailing plants onto backgrounds. The small wood picks are free in this pack, and are perfect for pinning plants wrapped in Sphagnum and/or NEHERP moss onto backgrounds, cork decor, tree fern, and more. As simple as it seems, they are a really convenient solution in tough-to-reach backgrounds. We've also included 16oz of dried AAA-Grade New Zealand Sphagnum Moss, which expands significantly in water. These three things are the same we use in-house at NEHERP when we build enclosures, and we're confident that they'll help get your vivarium planted right. For most applications, this pack will last through multiple vivarium builds.
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Plant Care & Processing Info
We include printed care & processing information with every kit sold, which also includes links to our online articles for more info. Caring for your plants should be pretty straightforward if the advice in Vivarium Construction 101 & 102 is followed.
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Planting Info & Advice
We've got a lot of suggestions regarding how and where to plant certain types of plants in an enclosure. There's way too much to list here, so we recommend you check out Vivarium Construction 101's sections regarding plants. There are about 8-9 paragraphs on this subject in the article, and we hope you find it useful! It might be best to read that info after your plants arrive, to see what will apply to your specific selection of plants.
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Please read our perishable shipping guarantee before ordering. Specific plant species requests cannot be guaranteed at kit-discounted prices.
*Our plant kits are recommended for enclosures built to VC101's specs, ranging from 50-100% R/H. Not recommended for arid conditions.
While the included plants are totally organic, they should not be considered part of a grazing diet for herbivorous species.
Please read our perishable shipping guarantee before ordering. Specific plant species requests cannot be guaranteed at kit-discounted prices.
*Our plant kits are recommended for enclosures built to VC101's specs, ranging from 50-100% R/H. Not recommended for arid conditions.
While the included plants are totally organic, they should not be considered part of a grazing diet for herbivorous species.