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Club Moss Rainbow in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Selaginella martensii 'Rainbow'

 

Club Moss 'Rainbow'

Selaginella are evergreen rhizomatous, mat-forming perennials. They may be small and tufted, or tall and scrambling, with slender stems covered with small scale-like leaves - often fernlike. They develop spores in short terminal spikes. There are many different varieties, and they vary hugely in size, and in the way they grow. Most like high humidity. Rainbow has iridescent blue-green leaves if grown in shade. It is a hardy Spikemoss

 
plant Features
  • Club Moss Rainbow likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Club Moss Rainbow likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Club Moss Rainbow is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Club Moss Rainbow likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Club Moss 'Rainbow'

Latin name

Selaginella martensii 'Rainbow'

type

evergreen perennial

family

Selaginellaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Club Moss Rainbow likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Club Moss Rainbow is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Club Moss Rainbow likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Club Moss Rainbow likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Club Moss Rainbow is 0.50meters x 0.30meters 0.50 M 0.30 M

Selaginella martensii 'Rainbow'

Selaginella are evergreen rhizomatous, mat-forming perennials. They may be small and tufted, or tall and scrambling, with slender stems covered with small scale-like leaves - often fernlike. They develop spores in short terminal spikes. There are many different varieties, and they vary hugely in size, and in the way they grow. Most like high humidity. Rainbow has iridescent blue-green leaves if grown in shade. It is a hardy Spikemoss


Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

In areas prone to frost, grow under glass in a mixture of two parts loam (John Innes No2) and one part leafmould. Place in bright, filtered light. In Winter months a minimum temperature of 5 deg.C is required. Water with tepid water - never cold water

 

Propagating by spores

From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn

Collect spores in the Autumn, when they are ripe, and sow spores under glass on top of compost, and place the pot or tray in a resealable polythene bag in bright light, at 21 deg.C. After 2-8 weeks the top of the compost should turn green, and prothallia should appear. Mist lightly to encourage fertilisation. After several more weeks the first fronds should appear. When the plants are about 2" high, pot into separate pots, but keep the humidity high by putting the pots in polythene bags

 
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