How to Keep My Selaginella Plant Alive & Thriving without Fussy & Worry - Part 1

[@debbie8783]

Appreciated your honesty with regards to the challenges growing this plant

[@TropicalGarden]

You are so welcome 🙏

[@joejoelesh1197]

Great video, and great advice thank you. But what is greater is your voice! So soothing and rhythmical.

[@TropicalGarden]

Hi, Thank you so much for your supportive & encouraging comment. Really appreciate it very much

[@AJMuma]

Great insight! I'm trying to save one that my mom got as a gift a couple months ago and you gave me a lot of ideas.

[@TropicalGarden]

Im so glad to hear that this information helped you. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement ❤️

[@nludowyke1]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@TropicalGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joku.1595]

Very helpful! Thank you 😊 I have the first kind (I think) mentioned in this video and would love to try growing them in terrarium

[@Nesha_Nati]

Finding this video sooner could have possibly saved my selaginella speciosa.

[@TropicalGarden]

So sorry to hear about it. We all can learn from our experience of what we should do next time when purchasing this plant again

[@The_Catnip]

What a complicated plant. I bought one for my mom from a supermarket, I had no idea it will be this difficult to take care of it lol

[@TropicalGarden]

Indeed, But if you love challenges - this would that ideal plant to grow & cultivate especially if you love to do terrariums.

[@lebooshdiaries]

ah i see the terrariums, sorry i posted the first comment mid way thru your video as i was so excited listening about this plant

[@TropicalGarden]

Im so glad you like the video

[@upwardjourney2055]

Thanks. I'm trying to save one now.

[@TropicalGarden]

Check out my latest video on Selaginella. There are additional information about it too.

[@nostab31]

I have the long thin species. Uncinata. And I have the same problems. Do you have any tips on those?

[@TropicalGarden]

Please indicate how you are growing them. Basically they really need very high humidity Best chances of growing them well is in the terrarium

[@nostab31]

@@TropicalGarden I bought it from Lowe’s and I had it sitting on the stool draped over it in a place that gets decent light. It’s in my store and I have challenges with different plants growing in my store because I have to chase the sunlight and then there are certain areas of the shop thatare drier than others. But I really love the plant. I just can’t keep it alive. It’s the second one I have killed.

[@TropicalGarden]

Try using a pebble tray and place it at bottom of the pot. You can also get the artificial grow light shining on it. It should do the trick

[@kynaeunique7414]

Mine is pink and white and the leaves are dry. I bought it that way and I’m just now learning that it shouldn’t be that way. Can I immerse it in water?

[@TropicalGarden]

If its totally dried.. Its dead. Do immerse it n see if its generate back to freshness

[@beverleywheeler]

Mine has a burgundy underside

[@TropicalGarden]

There are many different types of Selaginella. Yours would truly look marvellous.

[@melissajenkins5302]

Could you comment on powdery mildew underneath the leaves? How can they be treated?

[@TropicalGarden]

Depending on the plant species and the dosage of fungicide used Some plants are sensitive.. The counter attack can kill the plant So do a proper research on this especially the time of fungicide application during the time of the year, season, etc

[@mel0571]

thanks for sharing mate, btw can we put the Selaginella kraussiana in aquascape?

[@TropicalGarden]

Yes however there are few conditions that needed to be met. - It needs to be exposed to few hours of direct sunlight as this helps the photosynthesis as it kept in a water body - a big portion of the rootball needs to be in the original potting medis and the trailing roots can touch and grow as secondary features as immediately transferance can cause shock and burns or rot

[@mel0571]

@@TropicalGarden ok thanks mate for the advice

[@jonsnow1951]

I just bought a small pot from Cameron Highlands, the lady recommended that I can just leave the plant in a water tray forever, can you give your opinion on this?

[@TropicalGarden]

You can do that but technically the plant is in cocopeat. If in case, something rots.. Everything will get rotten. And you must know.. Cameron Highlands weather n lowland weather here is 2 different things. If it gets too hot n the plant is sitting in water.. The roots can get cooked..

[@jonsnow1951]

@TropicalGarden alright thanks for the info!

[@TropicalGarden]

@jonsnow1951 You are so welcome

[@TropicalGarden]

@jonsnow1951 You are so welcome

[@derrickmerlin901]

Do you sell them..???

[@TropicalGarden]

Normally I would give away as gifts set in a terrarium as they are much durable in that condition.

[@Indusxstan]

Long story short, he suggests putting them in terrariums.

[@rglife94]

Hi, just watch your video today. Just wonder, is it also works if not in terrarium? for example, I put it in the wet pebble trays. I also just bought it 2 weeks ago, it slowly withered, can it still be turn into green again if I increase the humidity level?

[@TropicalGarden]

If its still green n just slightly dry you can revive it but its fully dried off it won't survive But if you still have the stem still fresh new leaves might sprout out So far based on my experience I had countless experiences were the selaginella never thrive in open garden and if they do - its only temporary Hence High humidity is the only thing that made the difference in keeping them alive for months

[@lebooshdiaries]

omg, i should have watched this before i bought this plant. I got this few weeks ago and true enough, after 3 weeks - suddenly it just flopped and died. There wasn't a name assigned to it in the nursery and the girl just told me moss. So it was hard for me to find out what it was to google info about it. Are u still keeping this after your first batch died? Did you put a glass over them to contain their humidity?

[@TropicalGarden]

Its extremely stable inside a terrarium and Im extremely excited to experiment with them in the bottles The ones that didn't make it were the ones with the terrarium mouth opened. These like closed set but not open to direct sun

[@PlanTropical]

Very challenging plant. I’ve given up 😅

[@TropicalGarden]

Try in terrarium It works

[@pariahsgrit]

Came here because my willdenowii has suddenly given up 😢 hoping I can bring it back but it’s looking rough 😅

[@TropicalGarden]

Looking rough as you mean better or getting bad? If its looking like going to die. Immediately take it out from its medium. Wash it and let it soak for few hours. Replant it in a perlite in a cup n seal it. Most likely the tiny hair roors have rotten n the plant dying.

[@claraclean]

Same here. Wildenowii was fine for month and died within some days😢😢😢

[@TropicalGarden]

They are indeed fussy plants - it is very difficult to care where the is low humidity

[@mylaw7337]

Can someone summarize this 😢

[@TropicalGarden]

mylaw7337 , summarize? What do you want to know specifically?

[@taleandclawrock2606]

​​@@TropicalGarden 1. Soil, 2, climate 3.watering 4.light preferences 5.Fertiliser 6. Common pests/diseases 7.propagation Only needs a sentence to describe each. ❤

[@TropicalGarden]

It behaves almost like a garden moss - if you can cultivate a moss, cultivate this together with it.