Transplanting a Frosty Fern (Selaginella) - Also Care Tips

[@cactuswren9771]

These plants are some of the oldest still-living plants in the world. They first appeared in the fossil record about 400 million years ago. Or in other words, 200 million years before the dinosaurs. They have survived everything, except human gardeners. :)) Good luck with it!

[@Bambiibamboo27]

😹

[@fortlauderdalegirl]

Cool info! And thanks for the laugh! I am slowly killing mine, not purposely though, that’s why I’m here to get some help. 👍🏼😉😆

[@kasenlondon7882]

I guess Im kinda randomly asking but does anybody know of a good site to stream newly released movies online ?

[@deaconmarlon5916]

@Kasen London Try Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)

[@josenegrete5302]

I just lost mine lol

[@christinapersson911]

My morning routine is putting on coffee, starting my humidifier for the plants and also giving them a little misting with the water bottle (more because I like it than they need it), then I go back to bed with a cup of coffee. The days when I get to watch a new PlantzNThings video will drinking it in bed are my favourite mornings. Thank you, such a lovely way to start this Sunday :)

[@PlantzNThings]

That sounds Like Great Morning :)

[@CaptPolybius]

Tip for anyone who wants to do a similar bubble terrarium: GO TO GOODWILL IF ONE IS AVAILABLE! Every single one I've been to carries a variety of sizes of glass bubbles for a few bucks at most. They often take up their own section where the glass is kept!

[@PlantzNThings]

Great Suggestion

[@omegafilming]

It's a club moss! They're right between mosses and ferns, being both vascular but with a mossier method of reproduction. I didn't know they sold them as houseplants, and now I've got to keep my eye out for one. Thanks Bill!

[@christinapersson911]

During Christmas they are everywhere in Sweden. Really popular!

[@cynthiacisneros1694]

Pretty glass pot❣️ I brought one ❣️

[@PlantzNThings]

YAY!!! good luck with it 😀

[@gailremp8389]

They had these at Trader Joe's last night. And I picked up one for friend and one for myself right now I'm going to learn how to take care of this little sucker. What a cute little thing. Perfect for the holidays even though it is 2020 we are still trying to have a Merry sort of a Christmas in this crazy world. So peace and blessings to all

[@PlantzNThings]

I LIKE THAT :) Merry Sorta Christmas :) so true... make the best of it and stay safe ;)

[@snaplok2002]

I bought one last week from TJ and then got a terrarium for it once I found out it would thrive in one. Should have checked this video first.

[@fificorina]

I love that type of fern, I will keep my eyes on one in the spring, thank you for sharing!

[@Nhoj31neirbo47]

Many types of ferns that are grown indoors will gradually acclimate to lower than ideal humidity and / or light levels. When purchased, they usually have recently been removed from growing in greenhouse conditions, so they are stressed. You get it home and it begins to defoliate. The main thing the fern needs at that point is patience, your patience. It can take from 2 to 6 months for the plant to recover and begin vigorous growth of new fronds. During the recovery period all one should do is keep the soil slightly moist but not wet, no fertilizer, and don’t worry about humidity. Give it bright light and keep it away from heaters. The idea is that most, if not all of the foliage that was on the fern when purchased will die away within the first few months, just cut it off at the base, and it will be replaced with new growth that is acclimated to one’s home environment. ~ Unfortunately, many folks assume the fern is rapidly dying when it starts to defoliate and they toss it in the trash.~ I live in a semi-arid area and have a thriving “sensitive” maiden hair fern that is four feet in diameter. I give it lots of water and light feedings but it only gets the ambient humidity of my house.

[@dodorik7114]

this was very informative and reassuring thanks :)!

[@patricialisowski1080]

I must try to find one of those little ferns! Glad I saw this because I didn’t know how to take care of them.

[@PlantzNThings]

They are Neat plants... and could be challenging... These are usually available around Christmas

[@LUCKEY11202.]

Great idea, I think I will try to find a nice glass bowl to repot my fern. Thanks for your honesty, great ideas and thanks for sharing.

[@miche7032]

Cute fern ... nice looking arrangement. Happy growing!

[@RoseGrace100]

Thank you for this very helpful video. I received one as a gift just this month.

[@pseudosam4023]

Thank you for such an informative and concise explanation

[@berniea.3255]

Wish your video came out at Christmas when they were selling these! Bought one and it died. Now I know it was about my low humidity. Should have placed it with my orchids and the humidifier. Will know next time though!

[@gailremp8389]

Ramble on. Excellent tips and advice. Thank you. Maybe I won't kill mine I don't know. I'm in Florida. We can kill anything. Like life as we ever thought it would be. Be Safe and secure wherever you are. Peace and blessings

[@PlantzNThings]

Good luck with your frosty fern :) you might be able to grow it like a champ... lots of moisture and high humidity

[@gailremp8389]

Thank you so much. I forwarded this to Pastor Stan who is the good friend because I gave him one for Christmas so we're going to keep these alive.

[@Ash060786]

I just got one in a Christmas arrangement. It started to crisp a little on the edge, after a week in my home. I just separated it from the arrangement and put it in a cloche. Hoping it will survive and maybe even thrive?

[@PlantzNThings]

I have high hopes if its in a cloche ;) good luck with it :)

[@gailremp8389]

This is such a great idea. I can't wait. Thank you thank you

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

The frosty fern's true name is Selaginella kraussiana, but who cares about real names. I will name my own lol. Beautiful, beautiful plant and so easy to take care of, feels pretty neat too, and looks weirdly super nice. They love low light and medium filtered light. The frosty tips are the new leaves coming in. I run a small portable humidifier for me, and my plants love it. Information below: But, in fact, it is no fern at all. It is a Selaginella, a spike moss in the lycopod group. It is also called African club moss or Krauss' spike moss, and its scientific species name is Selaginella kraussiana (family Selaginellaceae). Many club mosses belong to another lycopod family, the Lycopodiaceae. Ferns below to a different branch on the green tree of life, they are not lycopods. The two evolutionary branches are about as different as a turtle and a salamander. We easily keep salamanders (and other amphibians) apart from turtles and tortoises in our brains, but green things from many different branches on the tree of life look very similar to us. Lycopods evolved before ferns and have spores, just like ferns, but lycopods differ a lot in how their leaves are constructed. Look closely, and you can see that lycopods have branches and stems with tiny scale-like leaves. These leaves are called lycophylls. Some people mix up this plant with mosses, but real mosses are smaller and do not have roots like lycopods do. Mosses also have scale-like leaves, called microphylls, and they are very similar to lycophylls just smaller. So club mosses and spike mosses are not mosses. A branch of a Selaginella (Frosty Fern) showing many, many small scale-like leaves. Photo (cc) BotanicalAccuracy.com Ferns on the other hand have large leaves, often divided, and these leaves are called euphylls, which means 'true leaves'. Other groups with true leaves are conifers (needles!) and all flowering plants (oaks, grasses, and dandelions and such). True leaves have many veins in them (look closely), but lycophylls and microphylls have only one vein in each leaf. So, the common name of this plant is often 'frosty fern', and it is not uncommon for common names to give the wrong impression of a plant's taxonomic belonging. Just think of names such as 'lucky bamboo' (not a bamboo at all) and reindeer moss (a lichen). Common names are everyday names, often traditional, used among people so we can communicate about the plants around us. The real problem starts when we think this plant is a fern. And that happens, and then the botanical mistake is a fact induced by the not-so-great common name. Such as in this example: "Never allow the soil to dry around your frosty fern. This fern doesn't tolerate dry periods or waterlogged soil." (link to source at GardenGuides.com) Suddenly the spike moss became a fern for real in that quote. And suddenly, a botanical inaccuracy have been introduced in our way of thinking about this plant, because of its name. So therefore it is best to avoid such common names and instead use names that are more appropriate, like Krauss' spike moss.

[@jamestiono2292]

dang, very elaborative. thank you

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

@@jamestiono2292 You're very welcome. I found this information online.

[@scarletrunner100]

Trying this for the lst time. have transplanted to a large glass bowl that I had for a lot of years...Hope this plant lives a little longer than the other plants.

[@PlantzNThings]

Fingers crossed it does well in the new home :)

[@maryconner5589]

Thanks. Love the info and editing.

[@Ripper146]

Thanks...great video

[@laynespicer8950]

Love your creations always enjoyed tuning into your channel

[@PlantzNThings]

Thanks.. :)

[@elmermt]

During the summer take the poinsettias outside, water them once a day, partial sun, I had one for 9 years, it had bark on some parts, of the trunk, bring inside during the winter, some light leaves will change from green to red, feed them 2x a year,

[@olucky11]

Looking forward to see how it grows.

[@PlantzNThings]

Mee too :) lol.... I have a hard time growing plants that like moisture... But I will never stop trying :)

[@mystiquerose620]

Hi..im having a hard time keeping this plant looking good now during winter.. is yours still alive?

[@PlantzNThings]

mine is still alive... surprisingly... I keep it moist.. the leaves are not as pretty as when I bought it... but they are green... they seem more thin... I think it might be due to low humidity

[@mystiquerose620]

@@PlantzNThings thx..actuallybi trimmed mine today a little..will this plant perk up in springtime..i don't want to over Water it..scared to kill the plant..but lol..ita going downhill anyways

[@FinehomesofNewHampshire]

Thank you Bill!!

[@serendipity1237]

Do you create your own potting mix?

[@karenstrife4594]

nice job Bill

[@akugrafik9321]

Mines are dead before i watch this. Gonna buy another one later. Good tips btw

[@jerrellthieke87]

In some of your earlier videos you used to put a length of string to help wick the water up. Could you use that method to use up the standing water in the bottom?

[@PlantzNThings]

That would be a good Option. :) That stone that I used actually absorbs water so it should pull it up too... But I like the idea of string.

[@ashfaq2004]

Hey Bill , I know you grew Musa Bajoo at one point, whats your feedback on it ? Would it survive winters for zone 6b, I am in Mississauga Ontario. Humber Nurseries is closing down, has some plants on sale. Thanks in advance

[@PlantzNThings]

What do you mean they're closing? for good? :( I love that place... only been there once... but was hoping to go back. As for Musa Basjoo… I loved it... easy to grow in 6B it will need a little protection over the winter. more work if you want to maintain a tall "trunk" These plants are root hardy and will grow back from the corm. It's recommended to plant it a little deeper than you would normally plant. also you will need to mulch the area with dry leaves or straw then cover with plastic. or an upside down garbage can... you need to keep the plant as dry as you can over winter... the temps don't kill it... its the standing water that will rot it.... I hope this helps... I will certainly grow another one here at the new house :)

[@ashfaq2004]

@@PlantzNThings Yes Humber Nurseries has sold their property, need to evacute in fall 2019

[@ashfaq2004]

@@PlantzNThings Thanks for your response Bill....you are awesome.

[@Daisy_Cow85]

I have one, and it is doing great in a glass container. Can you make a video on how to propagate it ?

[@zachdieter498]

Love these ferns but have yet to get one.

[@BBQNBLUES]

Contemplating growing a White Rabbits Foot Fern in an Teak Orchid hanging basket lined with Coir Fiber. I know they can withstand drier conditions than typical ferns...

[@PlantzNThings]

That would be very Cool.

[@sv4673]

Happy New Year!

[@PlantzNThings]

Happy New Year!!!

[@laketuna]

Does this moss do fine if I split and plan them?

[@Muffintusk]

What is going on with the little rooty looking things they put out?

[@PlantzNThings]

are you asking about the whips of new growth?

[@CSFAV]

Hello, I bought a frosty fern two weeks ago. I repot it in my planter and mixed in some Plant-Tone Fertilizer. Within days, it withered and died. I noticed white fuzzy mold on top of the soil, which is normal breakdown process of the Plant-Tone fertilizer, but I wonder if that killed the plant. What do you think? Would appreciate some tips!

[@PlantzNThings]

without seeing what happened it's hard to say... the usual issues are Dry air, The soil drying too much and or direct sun. I don't think it was the fert only because Plant -Tone is organic. but with feeding these I would go half strength and do it a little more often.

[@CSFAV]

@@PlantzNThings I had pebble tray under it and I spray it with water like 5,6 times a day and it's in a terrarium. I doubt it's dry air.

[@PlantzNThings]

it might be the fertilizer... To be honest I have killed many plants with too much fertilizer... now I half or even quarter the recommended dose... but usually it's not an issue with the organic food. Ferns and mosses can be very sensitive to burn.

[@kathymacomber5115]

Where do you get the growstones?

[@sapphiresky1722]

Wish

[@giggalz]

I have kept a few poinsettias alive but find it difficult honestly.. Ps I want that fern now lol

[@PlantzNThings]

I know right!

[@thecraftguy21]

Is it the Rose of Jericho ?

[@PlantzNThings]

this isn't the same plant but I believe it's the same Family ... these have much softer leaves than the Rose of Jericho

[@thecraftguy21]

PlantzNThings thank you, i am going crazy looking for one and I can’t find it any where 😭

[@patricialisowski1080]

Nice video! A little wordy in the beginning, but definitely interesting. Love your plants! I have a few of them...

[@ahmada6817]

Hello , how are you , can you make updait about medinilla plant ? That you have , we want informatio about how to take care , please answer me 🙏 and thank u for this chanel .

[@laynespicer8950]

My poinsettia from last Christmas is still alive big and beautiful but unfortunately it does not have any red brax,

[@PlantzNThings]

That's Awesome! You have the touch... Is it from last year?

[@ermentinabelli7131]

I sottotitoli ?

[@PetiteLicorne]

It's the only video that I've found on KZbin talking about Jericho's rose by someone who knows the topic. All other videos are from people who knows nothing and give wronge uninformed advices. How to know that the plant is already dead when in its dry state?

[@PlantzNThings]

Look for as much green as possible.... from what I understand... the majority of the dried plants sold as novelty plants are actually very dead unfortunately... but they will still open and close with water

[@lexyoru3355]

But it’s a moss

[@d3r4g45]

a disaster. that solution did not improve one bit the humidity for the plant. you only placed it in a pot with no drain holes, promoting rot. while the leaves are in your dry air.