Mniaceae
Plagiomnium affine
Plagiomnium affine
Zones 5–10Sun Partial ShadeWater HighCare Moderate
Indoor Plants · Moss · Terrarium · Shade · Ground Cover · Mniaceae · Moisture-Loving · Temperate · Bryophyte · Non-Vascular
Pet-safeIndoor
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Plagiomnium affine is a leafy moss that thrives in cool, shaded, and consistently moist environments, making it ideal for terrariums, moss gardens, or shaded rockeries. Keep the substrate or growing surface damp at all times and avoid direct sunlight, which can dry it out quickly. It does best with high ambient humidity and indirect or filtered light.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 2 hours
- Watering
- Keep substrate consistently moist but not waterlogged; mist frequently to maintain humidity · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
12345678910111213
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
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle
More Plagiomnium
Related plants from the same genus
Buy this plant
No nurseries currently list it
No nursery lists Plagiomnium affine right now.