Ruby Red Club Moss Fern Care

Ruby red club moss selaginella erythropus sanguinea we love ruby red club moss for its unique coloring and mounding habit.

Ruby red club moss fern care.

Under cold temperatures the foliage will tu. Under optimal conditions the underside will be a ruby red color contrasting nicely with the green. Selaginella erythropus sanguinea ruby red club moss. Ruby red spikemoss attractive ferny leaves remain dark green in color with curious ruby red undersides throughout the year.

Despite the delicate tropical fern like appearance are tough easy to grow quite cold hardy and not a fern at all but does share features with. Clubmoss a spreading terrarium plant. There are many varieties available for the gardener from ruby red spike moss fern to aurea golden spike moss. Its bright red stems accent the upright leaflets and dark green tops.

Emerald goddess gardens ruby red spikemoss fern plant selaginella unusual cold tolerant houseplant or outdoor shade garden starter size 4 inch pot emerald tm ruby red spikemoss or selaginella erythropus sanguinea is a wonderfully interesting plant. Since it is a vascular plant that produces spores it is often mistaken for a fern. Has a lovely red. Care follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extensive root system.

Clubmoss requires high humidity so unless you live in the tropics you ll want to put this plant in a terrarium to keep it lush and green. Design ideas use as a groundcover in a shady location or to showcase its dramatic foliage use in a hanging basket to show off its unique red underside. Although closely aligned with ferns spike moss plants are more nearly related to ancient plants such as quillworts and lycopods. In the spikemoss family selaginella is a very good plant to grow in terrariums which is what i m doing.

Selaginella braunii arborvitae fern even though this plant has arborvitae fern as its common name it is not a fern at all but is a prehistoric fern relative called club moss or spike moss. Ruby red spikemoss is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with a ground hugging habit of growth. The underside of the frond is a brilliant shade of ruby red that contrasts nicely with the olive to bronze green shade of the topside neutral. Its mounding habit is made up of creeping stems that spread quickly across the soil forming a dense mat of foliage.

We love ruby red club moss for its unique coloring and mounding habit. Ruby red moss is a popular plant due to the unique coloration of its foliage. On feb 10 2013 vossner from zone 8a wrote. Its bright red stems accent the upright leaflets and dark green tops.

Rating neutral as new for me. Selaginella kraussiana i ll just say it up front. Under cold temperatures the foliage will turn red on the top but under normal growing conditions expect green on top and stems and underside to be the. Ruby red club moss red spike moss selaginella erythropus ruby red is a beautiful choice for terrarium like setups and vivariums.