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Selaginella uncinata
Also called Blue Spike Moss, Peacock Spike Moss, Rainbow Fern, Rainbow Moss, Peacock Fern, Peacock Spikemoss
Blue spikemoss is a low, fern-like spikemoss (a non-flowering plant, not a true moss or fern) with iridescent blue-green foliage, grown mainly as a ground cover or in pots. It needs steady moisture and shade or filtered light to keep its colour.
Selaginella uncinata, the blue spikemoss, peacock fern, peacock spikemoss, rainbow moss, or spring blue spikemoss, is a species of plant in the Selaginellaceae family.
It is widely cultivated outdoors along the Gulf Coast of the United States and in greenhouses and nurseries. It is a native of southern China and is closely allied to Selaginella delicatula (Desvaux ex Poiret) Alston, also in part from China.
Meadow spikemoss · Selaginella bryopteris · Lesser spikemoss · Krauss's Clubmoss · Flower of stone · Gemmiferous Spikemoss · Lesser Clubmoss · Willdenow's spikemoss · Spikemoss
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Selaginella uncinata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
