Pottiaceae
Barbula convoluta
Barbula convoluta
Zones 5–10Sun Partial ShadeWater ModerateCare Low
Indoor Plants · Moss · Terrarium · Shade · Ground Cover · Bryophyte · Low Light · Moisture Loving · Cool Climate
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyIndoor
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Wall screw-moss is a hardy, compact moss that thrives in cool, shaded, and consistently moist conditions. It tolerates a wide range of substrates including rock, soil, and bark, making it excellent for terrariums or shaded garden patches. Avoid direct sunlight and allow humidity to remain high for best growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep substrate consistently moist but not waterlogged; misting is preferred · Every 5-7 days or mist lightly every 2-3 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle, usda
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