What is selaginella Kraussiana used for?
Uses: Club Moss is popular in terrariums, as ground cover (tolerates light foot traffic) in shaded gardens, and in hanging baskets where its foliage can cascade beautifully. It’s also used in holiday decorations and model railroading for its moss-like appearance. Club Moss enjoys lots of humidity. Provide humidity for your plant by watering regularly and thoroughly, since plants absorb most water through their root system rather than their leaves. They may also benefit from being placed next to a humidifier.You have three opportunities to kill moss in the lawn: spring, autumn, and winter. Spring is the best time to do it, as moss is usually the worst at this time of year.Moss is extremely tolerant to under watering and that is better than over watering and mould forming. It is very hard to revive the moss once it is covered in mould or brown. Sunlight can assist to kill the mould but the sheet will take a bit to recover and grow new fronds over the top.Moss control products based on iron and naturally occurring iron substances, such as ferrous sulfate, are highly effective at killing lawn moss by drawing out moisture so mosses dry up, turn black and die.
How to grow Selaginella in water?
Water. Selaginella should be watered thoroughly and regularly, during the growing season the soil should never be allowed to fully dry out. The soil needs to be kept moist and not soggy or saturated as this will cause the delicate root system to quickly rot. If you grow your Northern selaginella outdoors in the ground, you can use a similar method to test the soil. Again, when you find that the first few inches of soil have dried out, it is time to add water. During the spring and early fall, this method will often lead you to water this plant about once every week.
How do you care for selaginella Kraussiana?
Grow spike moss in indirect light. It thrives at normal room temperatures but suffers in extreme heat, cold or drafts of hot and cold air. Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy wet and do not allow plants to sit in water. Spike moss requires high humidity to survive. Moss grows on any substrate. Soil helps increase humidity, but it has no nutrient value for moss. As moss has rhizoids, anything it can attach its rhizoids to is a suitable base. It will grow without soil.