Grimmiaceae
Schistidium apocarpum
Schistidium apocarpum
Zones 4–9Sun Partial ShadeWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Moss · Rock Moss · Bryophyte · Terrarium · Shade Plant · Ground Cover · Low Maintenance · Cool Climate · Stone Garden · Perennial
Pet-safeBeginner-friendly
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Schistidium apocarpum is a rock-dwelling moss that naturally colonizes stone walls, boulders, and masonry in cool, shaded to partially lit environments. It requires minimal care — simply keep it lightly misted and protected from intense direct sun or heat. This moss is best used in terrariums, rock gardens, or as a ground cover in moist, shaded outdoor settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep substrate lightly moist; avoid prolonged desiccation but do not waterlog · Mist or water lightly every 5-7 days or allow natural rainfall
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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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
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