Looking for plants to grow in my vivariums

I've been growing different plants in my aquariums and terrariums for many years. 

Here you can see some land plants growing with roots in water in my paludarium.

And I have terrariums too.

Every setup is different.

Some plants do better in high humidity, and others grow in relatively dry tanks.

Looking online or in pet stores for plants that may grow and benefit each particular setup is helpful.

Though, I know a better place to look for plants!

Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York.

Let's go in.

Brooklyn Botanical Garden has enough outdoor space for a long day to explore.

Here you can see the children's garden.

I used to bring my kids here for Summer camps and many different programs.

The next time around I should take my granddaughter here.

Ah...kiwi!

I remember seeing these kiwi two decades ago on our first family visit to this garden.

And here we are getting to the exhibitions I want to visit today.

This one is a great place to visit to see plants growing in a desert-like environment.

Tropical and aquatic sections are on my today's list of must visit places.

Let's dive in the aquatic house first.

I can feel the high humid level right by the open door!

All plants presented here are great candidates for my paludarium land section.

Well, just have to be mindful about the size to make it fit in the paludarium.

There are many plants hanging above...hmm...it could be interesting for my future setups.

And look - this looks similar to floating plants sold in pet stores.

And it grows above the water line stretching on the land part!

I have land mosses growing underwater, but they grow differently in high humidity...

Bog-like display is probably the closest to my paludarium concept.

Well, that seems as something Red spotted Efts may enjoy if I ever get them.

Here you can see healthy algae deposits producing oxygen.

And of course snails!

There should be a host of other tiny aquatic critters as well.

Awh, that's beautiful!

And look at this aquatic wonder!

I may try growing moss in this way...that could be very interesting.

Take a note of scientific names for each plant you like to look it up in your local stores or online.

There are so many flowers I wish I had room to grow.

Some plants seem to have missing name tags.

Well, you can find out more about all these plants talking to the garden keepers.

Oh man! This feels like visiting some sacred place to me.

Hanging garden.

This plant also looks promising for my paludarium.

And I notice land snails mining algae deposits on the walls here.

I use the iNaturalist app to identify the snails.

And you can use the same iNaturalist app to identify pretty much every plant as well.

I like to make a short stop by the Bonsai section of the garden.

It is a very unique collection of Brooklyn Botanical Garden wonders.

Every tiny tree here is many decades old and has history behind it.

You really have to be here in person to see the tiny details.

It could be a lifelong project to grow such a tree in a terrarium!

I am going to skip the Tropical and Desert sections leaving them for you to explore at your leisure.

The Brooklyn Botanical Garden has a lot to show about growing plants.

Aquariums, terrariums, ponds or paludariums - you name it, they all need plants.

And here in the Botanical garden you get to see it as no where else.

I see little fishies - probably some Minnows, right there.

Well, I picked names of a couple plants to try in my paludarium.

And I got a couple ideas for future projects.

Now it's time for me to go home.

Have fun and happy plants :)