club moss
Selaginella kraussiana
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones11 to 12
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 4 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Club moss (Selaginella kraussiana) is a houseplant for containers, ground cover, and shade gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 11 and warmer, down to about 40°F (4°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, loamy or clay soil. It stays 2 to 4 inches tall and creeps rapidly to spread 12 to 24 inches. The evergreen green foliage forms a soft, low mat.
Pairs well with Baby's tears, Blue star fern, and Manjula pothos.
Native range
South America.