Lophocoleaceae
Lophocolea heterophylla
Lophocolea heterophylla
Native Plants · Liverwort · Bryophyte · Terrarium · Shade Plant · Moss Garden · Woodland · Low Groundcover · Moist Habitat · Non-Vascular Plant
Lophocolea heterophylla is a delicate leafy liverwort that forms attractive low-growing green mats on shaded, moist substrates such as rotting wood, bark, and damp soil. It prefers consistently humid, shaded conditions and does not tolerate drying out. Ideal for terrariums, moss walls, or shaded woodland garden features where persistent moisture can be maintained.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Apply light, even moisture across the mat surface; never allow to fully dry out · Keep consistently moist; mist or water every 3-5 days in dry conditions
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle
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