World Seed Cultivation Database: Perlite vs. Vermiculite ...
Dec 09, 2010· Vermiculite and perlite are both nonorganic soil additives that are used to aerate the soil. As rooting mediums, they offer this same benefit. Vermiculite is a spongy material made from mica whereas perlite is a type of highly porous volcanic glass that resembles pumice. Perlite appears as small, round, nonuniform, white particles.