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Selaginella Species, Gemmiferous Spikemoss

Selaginellamoellendorffii

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Genus

Selaginella (sell-lah-gi-NEL-uh)

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Species

moellendorffii (mo-el-len-DOR-fee-eye)

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Synonym

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Partial to Full Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Evergreen

Herbaceous

Height

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing

3-6 in. (7-15 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)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time

N/A

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El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) | April 2007 | positive

Of all the Selaginella I have tried growing outdoors, this seems to be one of the hardiest. I have two of these planted between rocks on ...Read More

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