Friday, April 26, 2013

Pin-cushion Spikemoss - 'Mini' Plants for Miniature Gardens

Pin-cushion Spikemoss - Selaginella kraussiana 'Brownii'
Fourth in a series,


Common name:  Pin-cushion Spikemoss

Botanical name:  Selaginella kraussiana ‘Brownii’



  Why would you want it?

      It’s cute.


What is its best feature?


      It is a mounding clump of green moss with dark green leaves.  It has a structured form.


How would you grow it?


      They make a cute little potted plant.  It does well in a terrarium or combination planter.  It should not dry out or it will get brown edges.


What would you do with it in a Miniature Garden?


      ‘Brownii” can be a specimen plant which acts as a shrub.




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