The plant is most often found in the tropical and subtropical zones. This plant loves heat and humidity. The flower of the Selaginella belongs to one of the most ancient groups of plants - to the plains. Such plants are low and most often spread along the ground, like a carpet.
Selaginella can not be called an indoor plant, because at home it often lacks moisture. Where it is better to grow Selaginella in greenhouses, bottled gardens , florariums , etc., but, in principle, and in the room you can take care of this wonderful plant. Let's take a closer look at how to do this.
Selaginella: Species
Before we go on to discuss the care for Selaginella, let's look at the species of this plant.
- Selaginella Martensa. This is the most popular and widespread species of Selaginella. He has upright stems up to 30 centimeters long, which become lodging with age. The branches of the plant are like ferns. Also this species of Selaginella has a species, in which the tips of the leaves are silvery-white.
- Selaginella is legless. This species of selaginella is grown as an ampel plant. He has short creeping stems, which have thin leaves of light green color.
- Selaginella Wildenova. This species of Selaginella is also grown as an ampel plant. But unlike the creeping legless Selaginella, Wildenova is a bush plant.
- Celaginella is scaly-leaved. This plant is unique and interesting in its kind. In this species of Selaginella, the stems are no longer than 10 centimeters long, and when the humidity in the air is too low, the stems and leaves are twisted into a ball, but it is only necessary to water the lepidoptera Selaginella as it takes its former shape, spreading the stems.
- Selaginella is Swiss. Staggering view of the Selaginella, forming loose turfs. With low stems and light green small leaves.
For the cultivation at home, any kind of Selaginella can come, it depends on which of them you will most like to taste.
How to care for Selaginella?
Care for selaginella at home can not be called such a difficult, although the plant is rather whimsical.
- Temperature . It is desirable that the temperature year-round is within 18-20 degrees Celsius.
- Lighting . Selaginella prefers a slight shadow to the direct hit of the rays. She loves warmth.
- Humidity . That's what Selaginella really loves, so it's the moist air of native tropics. To provide selaginella with the necessary moisture at home, a few times a day, sprinkle with lukewarm water. You can also put Selaginella in a pallet with expanded clay.
- Watering . Lover of humid air, Selaginella prefers abundant watering. It is best to water it through a tray, then the earth can absorb as much water as needed. The main thing is not to overdo this moisture-loving plant.
- Fertilizer . You can feed Selaginella every month
nitrogenous fertilizer, using half of the recommended dose, or only in the period of spring and summer, but every two weeks. - Transplantation . Approximately once every two years, preferably in spring, the selaginella should be transplanted.
- Diseases . Pleases that the Selaginella are sufficiently resistant to all diseases, and pests do not attack them especially. Only if the air is very dry, then the plant can hit a spider mite, which is easy to get rid of by treating the selaginella with a soapy solution.
Selaginella is a very interesting and beautiful plant. With proper care, it will delight you with its bright greenery, bringing to the walls of your apartment a small piece of the tropics.