Lunulariaceae
Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Also known as Marchantia cruciata
Indoor Plants · Liverwort · Bryophyte · Terrarium · Shade Lover · Moisture Loving · Groundcover · Non-Vascular · Greenhouse · Mosslike
Lunularia cruciata, commonly known as crescent-cup liverwort, is a flat, mat-forming bryophyte that thrives in consistently moist, shaded conditions such as terrariums or shaded greenhouse benches. Keep humidity high and the growing surface damp at all times, as it has no true roots and absorbs water directly through its thallus. It makes an excellent ground cover in moisture-loving plant displays but can become weedy in greenhouse settings if conditions are ideal.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Mist or water lightly to keep the surface consistently moist; never allow to fully dry out but avoid standing water · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- 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
- 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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