Daily
Water Requirement
Non Fragrant
Fragrance
Medium
Maintenance
Yes
With Pots
Selaginella
Genus
Small
Size
Indoor Filtered Light,Outdoor Shade
Sunlight Requirement
Balcony,Living Room,Low Maintenance
Use
Spike Moss
Family
Selaginellaceae
Origin
South Africa
Environment
Moderate light; no direct sunlight. It's main enemy is water sitting on the leaves which will quickly melt it. Keep soil evenly moist, but not soggy. Never allow the soil to dry out. Nest fern requires minimum 50% relative humidity. Brown, shrivelled leaves are the result of dry air. Put this humidity-loving plant in a terrarium or mist the foliage every day with room-temperature water to give it the moist air it craves. They are best suited for Terrarium.
Combine half potting mix with half peat moss. Don't use potting mix that contains fertilizer (it can dissolve too fast and burn delicate fern roots).
Description
Selaginella adds a wonderful texture to any plant grouping. Its unusual foliage gives it another common name, spike moss . Its bright emerald green stems produce tightly compact tufts of foliage. It is a slow spreader that grows up to 1" tall and is perfect for even the tiniest terrarium. Its mounding habit is made up of branching stems.
Landscape Use
Terrarium, Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant
