Leucodontaceae
Antitrichia curtipendula
Antitrichia curtipendula
Native Plants · Moss · Bryophyte · Shade Plant · Terrarium · Living Wall · Leucodontaceae · Epiphyte · Cool Climate · Humidity Loving · Rare
Antitrichia curtipendula is a robust pendulous moss found on tree bark, rock faces, and shaded walls across temperate regions. It performs best in cool, humid, shaded environments with good air circulation and consistently moist conditions. It is best suited to terrarium displays, living walls, or naturalistic woodland garden hardscaping rather than conventional potted culture.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Mist or water lightly to keep substrate consistently moist; avoid complete desiccation · Every 7-10 days or as needed to maintain humidity
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle
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