Selaginella - Bottle garden / terrarium plant
creeping moss
- Position: indirect light
- Soil: loam-based potting compost
- Rate of growth: fast
- Hardiness: tender (indoors only)
- Current height: approximately 8cm (+ or - 10% including the pot)
- Pot cover: choose a 7cm pot cover to give a good fit over the pot
As this plant thrives in a warm, humid environment, it makes a perfect candidate for a bottle garden or terrarium. It has tiny leaves that give the plant a textured look, which resembles moss - hence its common name of creeping moss. This plant is sent out as an unnamed and unlabelled selaginella, so the plant you receive may be a different variety to the one in the photo.
Please note that the pot in the photograph is not supplied with the plant (which is sent out in a simple nursery pot). They do however make excellent potted plants, and if you wish to pot yours up, we do have a wide range of pots on our website to choose from. - Home care: Keep the compost moist (but not waterlogged) at all times and mist the leaves frequently. Repot in spring if necessary.
Goes well with...
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Baby Bio drip feeders - pack of 4
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Baby bio leaf shine
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Plantsmith beautifying leaf shine spray
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Houseplant watering indicator
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Plantsmith houseplant feed and tonic
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Plantsmith houseplant perfecting care mist
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