What kind of plant is Selaginella officinalis? How to grow potted plants?

Many people do not know what kind of plant Selaginella is, but often see this type of potted plants indoors, very distinctive, the shape is also very beautiful, with mountains and rocks, it looks more lasting. So what kind of plant is Selaginella? How to grow potted plants?

What kind of plant is Selaginella officinalis?

Selaginella officinalis alias Huanming grass, evergreen grass, etc., for the Selaginaceae small stone fern, plant height is only about 10 cm, its main stem erect and stout, top tufted water branches, rosette-shaped, branchlets fan-shaped bifurcations, shaped like the leaves of the cypress, hence the name Selaginella. In times of drought, its branches and leaves roll like a bird's head, and soon recover after meeting the water, green and lovely, its green is like cypress but better than cypress. It is suitable for making small potted plants and enjoying them on the desk.

Selaginella officinalis is produced in north and south of China, as well as in Japan, Korea and other places. In nature, most of them are born in barren mountains and dry rock crevices, which are extremely resistant to drought and cold. If they are used as potted plants to watch, they must choose loose and well drained soil.

Second, how to raise potted Selaginella officinalis?

1. Soil

As Selaginella likes loose, breathable and permeable sandy soil environment, flower friends should prepare loose and permeable basin soil for it. Because Selaginella officinalis is resistant to barren, its requirements for soil environment can be met by mixing soil or garden soil and fine sand at the ratio of 1:4.

2. Temperature

As Selaginella likes to be warm, it is more appropriate to keep its growth environment at about 20 ℃. When the temperature is high in summer, we should not only avoid direct sunlight, but also spray more water to keep moisture and cool down; when the temperature is too low in winter, especially when it is as low as 0 ℃, we should take timely measures to prevent cold and keep warm.

3. Lighting

Selaginella officinalis, like pine and cypress, have tenacious vitality and prefer a warm and semi-shady growth environment. As a potted plant, it generally provides a wet and no bright light place for maintenance and management.

4. Fertilization

Selaginella officinalis is very low dependent on fertilizer and relatively resistant to barren, so it does not need to be fertilized during the period of maintenance and management. You can usually keep topdressing every half a month.

5. Watering

Selaginella officinalis has a strong drought tolerance, in addition to the growing period in order to maintain germination and growth need to pour a lot of water to keep the basin soil moist, other stages tend to require less water. Therefore, in order to moisturize Selaginella officinalis, you can spray more water for it, especially in summer, but it is not suitable to pour cold water with lower temperature when the weather is too hot.

6. Change the basin

Selaginella officinalis can be planted in a shallow basin, but it still needs to be changed in time after a long time. The basin change work is usually carried out in the spring, if you do not need to change the basin, you also need to consider changing the soil, after all, after a long time, the soil structure will be changed, and nutrients will be depleted.

7. Diseases and insect pests

Selaginella officinalis is more vulnerable to leaf spot, anthracnose, brown soft scale and other diseases and insect pests, and the harm of these diseases and insect pests is often greater, so we should control them in time. In addition to the use of drug spraying, it can also be combined with manual pest catching. Of course, it is very important to ensure that the environment is well ventilated at all times.