Arborvitae Fern Selaginella Braunii 1 Gal

Arborvitae Fern
Selaginella braunii, previously Selaginella pellascens

Selaginella braunii, previously Selaginella pellascens

Despite the common name, these plants aren't actually ferns or arborvitaes, but Selaginellas! Selaginellas are very ancient, prehistoric plants, dating to the time that land was covered in vast swamps and forests filled with giant ferns, massive horsetails, and the ancestors of conifers; strange creatures such as extinct gargantuan amphibians and huge dragonflies; and the continents that we know today didn't exist yet. Dinosaurs wouldn't exist for another 50 million years! Selaginellas are true survivors from a long ago era.

Selaginella braunii are native to southwestern China. While these beautiful and intriguing plants have a delicate, lacy, fern-y and fine-textured appearance, they are quite durable. True to their durable nature, they are semievergreen and cold hardy to zone 6 (-10°F). Foliage may turn purple-bronze in cold weather; stems may turn red-brown.

Well-behaved, they slowly expanding by short, underground rhizomes.

Tuck these wonders under trees and shrubs, mix with mayapples and hostas in a shade garden, fill pretty pots with them - they are very versatile in the garden! 

🌿Thrive in shady, moist, well-draining locations.
🌿Deer resistant.
🌿Low maintenance. 

❤️RCN Staff Favorite - we are growing these plants in our own gardens!

Also known as: Arborvitae Spikemoss, Braun's Spikemoss, Chinese Lace Fern, Treelet Spikemoss

🌿Zone 6.
🌿Partial to full shade.
🌿0.5x1.5'T x 1-2'W.