Light
Indirect light; sun can scorch the foliage.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Krauss’s Spikemoss
Selaginella kraussiana
Tropical & indoor plants · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Krauss’s Spikemoss (Selaginella kraussiana) has a creeping / dense / horizontal / mounding / spreading growth form.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: creeping, dense, horizontal, mounding, spreading. Indoor conditions and winter outdoor hardiness are different; use the light and moisture advice for your growing space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: JMK · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep the rich medium moist and use room-temperature water.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Clay, High Organic Matter. Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0).
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Humidity
Higher humidity is essential to prevent shrivelling.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
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Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.