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Selaginella pallescens

 
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Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella (sell-lah-gi-NEL-uh) (Info)
Species: pallescens (pa-LESS-ens) (Info)

Synonym:Lycopodium cuspidatum
Synonym:Lycopodium pallescens
Synonym:Selaginella cuspidata
Synonym:Selaginella cuspidata var. elongata
Synonym:Selaginella emmeliana

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Category:
Groundcovers

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Bronze-Green

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Provides winter interest

Soil pH requirements:
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From spores

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

By patp
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By Cretaceous
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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Cretaceous On Mar 25, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA
(Zone 9b) wrote:

Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela.

Positive patp On Nov 27, 2005, patp from Summerville, SC
(Zone 8a) wrote:

Lovely Moss Fern was purchased from Home Depot during August 2002. I tried growing it indoors but it obviously didn't like the dry heat so it was moved outside and planted in the ground. Neither fern nor moss, it reminds me of a prehistoric plant. This site has good information: [HYPERLINK@www.plantoftheweek.org]

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Pensacola, Florida
Summerville, South Carolina



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