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Selaginella tortipila 'Southern Twist'
Southern Twist Kinky-Hair Spikemoss
Item #: 18401
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: A6SC-039 Bryodesma tortipilum) Selaginella tortipila 'Southern Twist' is our 2026 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of the very rare (G3 ranked) kinky-hair spikemoss. Native only to a small region at the convergence of NC, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia, it is found on high elevation, seasonally moist, granite and sandstone rock outcrops as an epilithic lithophyte. For us, it has thrived in our gravelly, full sun rock garden where it makes a fuzzy evergreen carpet to 2' wide in three years.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Selaginella
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Drought Tolerant Plants , Georgia native plants , Groundcovers , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries , United States Native Plants