Selaginella haematodes
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Selaginella haematodes

Bloody Clubmoss · Kunze clubmoss

Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: full_shade
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 10–12
Click count
19
Observations
25

Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full shade

Selaginella haematodes is native to habitats such as forest understories or rocky areas that provide natural shade. It prefers Full Shade but can tolerate Partial Sun.

Ideal: Full shade
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C

Selaginella haematodes comes from tropical areas, where the climate is usually warm and humid. Consequently, it is suited to high temperatures and humidity. It dislikes sudden temperature changes and prefers a consistent temperature, so preventing indoor temperature fluctuations is important. It generally cannot tolerate cold and needs higher temperatures to grow. If the ambient temperature falls too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.

Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

Plant Type
Fern
Life Cycle
Perennial
Genus
Selaginella
Family
Selaginellaceae
Hardiness Zone
10-12
Mature Height
10 cm to 15 cm
Mature Spread
20 cm to 30 cm
Leaf Color
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Type
Evergreen
Planting Time
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Native Area
Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama

Tags (5)

Common Names (2)

en Bloody Clubmoss
en Kunze clubmoss