Aulacomniaceae
Aulacomnium androgynum
Aulacomnium androgynum
Native Plants · Moss · Aulacomnium · Terrarium · Cushion Moss · Humidity · Shade · Bryophyte · Groundcover · Woodland · Moisture Loving
Aulacomnium androgynum is a cushion-forming moss best suited for terrariums, paludariums, or shaded outdoor rock gardens with consistently high humidity. Keep its substrate permanently moist — never allow it to dry out completely — and provide bright, indirect or filtered light rather than direct sun. It grows slowly and is best appreciated in naturalistic moss gardens or as a living ground cover in enclosed plant displays.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Mist or water lightly and frequently to keep the growing substrate consistently damp · Every 2-3 days or as needed to maintain moisture
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 2 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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