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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Selaginella moellendorffii
Gemmiferous Spikemoss
Item #: 3228
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 5" tall
Origin: Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Lycopodioides moellendorffii) This easy-to-grow small Chinese Selaginella moellendorffii has proven to be a reliable performer in our garden as well as a favorite with visitors. Each clump, which resembles a fern run over by a lawn mower, makes a 5" tall x 1' wide woodland groundcover. The delicate ferny green foliage takes on a delightful russet color in winter. Each frond bears tiny plantlets (your new word for the day is "gemmiferous") that drop off and form new colonies where they land...great for a difficult site in the woodland garden!
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Other Attributes
Genus: Selaginella
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Dwarf Plants , Groundcovers , Medicinal Plants , Plants from China , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Xeriscaping Plants