Brachytheciaceae
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Also known as Rhynchostegium stokesii, Rhynchostegium praelongum, Oxyrrhynchium praelongum
Indoor Plants · Moss · Kindbergia · Terrarium Moss · Shade Plant · Brachytheciaceae · Feather Moss · Humidity Loving · Cool Climate · Ground Cover · Bryophyte
Kindbergia praelonga is a delicate feathery moss that thrives in cool, humid, shaded environments, making it suitable for terrariums, moss walls, or shaded garden beds. Keep the substrate consistently moist by misting regularly, and avoid direct sunlight which can dry and damage the fronds. It prefers temperatures below 70°F and high ambient humidity for best growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Mist or water lightly to keep the substrate consistently moist but never soggy · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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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