Selaginella martensii: You need this low light house plant!

[@jenniferthompson5146]

These are THIRSY little plants! I got one and it has been doing great. Very low maintenance and so cute. As soon as it sucks up all that water I give it another good soak and wait.

[@zoedixon4183]

I want to express my gratitude for showing me joshuas native plants as I am from Minnesota and I traveled to Houston recently and got varieties I can't find at home.

[@SucsForYou]

That's awesome Zoe!! I'm glad you got to go there!

[@sylviematte6341]

I just got one given to me today for my birthday, was just looking for info on soil, watering, light etc for them. Love your voice, so soothing and calm. Haha!

[@SucsForYou]

Happy birthday! And thank you lol!

[@breefenton8955]

Really needed this care video! I was wondering why mine was getting so soft and limp and I was sure it was TOO much water. Sure enough I followed your advice and I watered him, he perked back up and feels wonderful!

[@SucsForYou]

Yes! They are super dramatic lol!

[@prettypothos4me290]

Just got a large one today, at a Mennonite greenhouse here in PA. I love it! Great bathroom plant, right on back of the toilet! Needs humidity but low light.

[@SucsForYou]

Awesome! They're so lovely!

[@janea7592]

It's a very lovely plant, I've never seen one before. Definitely going to be looking for one of these babies.

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

I so love my frosty fern. Feels super nicely weird lol. Love the feel of it too. I love that it can handle low light. Yes I agree, they do look super perky and so droopy when sagging low like yours. They actually look like a different plant when not droopy. They don't grow too tall at all. I love it only grows 8-12 inches tall.

[@SucsForYou]

I agree!

[@Giyahplus]

You do the best always👍

[@GardenOfElla]

Exactly the plant I am looking for. Well hopefully I can find one here locally...

[@ginaroller9289]

I got mine at lowes today

[@HollyNikole]

How pretty is that!! Thanks for sharing :)

[@Raithe11]

I'd love it if you would do some propagation experiments with this new friend! Water/cutting, growth from roots, root splitting, etc! The only thing I love more than taking care of and growing a plant, is finding new ways to shape it and reproduce it. Much love

[@SucsForYou]

Thanks Raithe! I'm already looking into it! I think it's best propagated by division though :)

[@janieharvey9871]

Such a pretty plant-love it!😍

[@KimsGardensandHome]

That is such an interesting plant. I will be looking for it around here in Ohio, but may have to order it. My favorite non-succulent plant right now is a Kangaroo Paw Fern. Doesn't look like a fern at all but have clingy "paws" that hug the pot like a rabbit's foot fern.

[@SucsForYou]

Just looked that fern up... love it!!

[@look4keith]

Are they hard to keep alive? I have a crocodile fern (actually I'm on #4 and #5) that just don't want to stay alive. I struggle with them so much. I have succulents as well, and I love your idea of keeping this plant to avoid overwatering my succs. Are they fussy like typical ferns?

[@SucsForYou]

Honestly, it's a gorgeous plant but it is sooo needy. Very thirsty, needs humidity, warmth... so yes - very very fussy if you don't get everything just right.

[@RamPuppy]

the filter in your refrigerator adds salt or minerals for flavor, most bottled water has it too. it will build up in your soil over time.

[@exosvocals2526]

These are so beautiful😍

[@SucsForYou]

I agree!

[@damianjenkins6577]

Where do I get one

[@mariaexnox8393]

hi, do you need high humidity for this plant?

[@SucsForYou]

Yes!

[@tamekahill2826]

Cool plant can you purchase it at Lowe's or home Depot and maybe Walmart? I really would love to get two myself.Thanks for sharing.

[@Daisy_Cow85]

I got one from Calloway's nursery in Fort Worth.

[@ginaroller9289]

I found my big beautiful one at Lowes today

[@ideaido4124]

wow i love this plant.

[@marnilane6124]

I have a silly question for you. I live in Alberta, Canada (yep! Freezing cold) I absolutely LOVE succulents however which succulents would you suggest for indoors and the majority of my windows face East or West. I’d love suggestions for my east facing windows (living room) but also some for my west facing windows. Can you possibly give me some help ☺️ Thanks so much for your time 😊

[@SucsForYou]

Hi! For the east facing windows you'll want darker green, non-rosettes like Haworthia and Aloe - plants that don't show etiolation as much as Echeverias. West facing will provide more light so you can try other sucs there :) Low watering will help keep them growing slower and more compact in the absence of sufficient light

[@marnilane6124]

Sucs For You! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to answer my questions, it’s so greatly appreciated. I will definitely be going and purchasing the appropriate succulents for my house now that I know what I should and shouldn’t be doing 😏🥰

[@rejeannedorge352]

Marni Lane Christmas Cactus would be perfect for an east facing window. I’m in Manitoba!

[@JoyceG]

I love this plant! perfect for the terranium I'm working on. Im in Houston, what nursery did you get this from? im on vacation and really want to go plant shopping. 🤭

[@JoyceG]

never mind I read through your messages! I am an Alief native and JNR nursery is my go to! I was there a week ago and didn't see this plant but I'll be sure to look again. Thanks!

[@SucsForYou]

You can show the owners the vid and they'll point you to the right plant :) I'm pretty sure I saw more a couple weekends ago- definitely in the hanging baskets!

[@tinaa2609]

your ponytail palm is so cute! how old is it?

[@jrowlove7328]

Mine is dying In the middle of the plant. Can it be saved?

[@SucsForYou]

Maybe if you can separate the plant where it still has healthy roots!

[@jrowlove7328]

@@SucsForYou Thank you. I will try.

[@nickrod569]

Hello there ! I have a question? What kind of dirt did you use? To plant them

[@SucsForYou]

Regular potting soil is fine since they like a lot of moisture 🙏

[@Ucceah]

i love the look of moss ferns, but they keep dying on me, no idea why! i keep them well moist, even tried a bit of a shield to maintain higher humidity, but within 2-3 weeks they just droop and die off frond by frond. :( any help would be appreciated!

[@SucsForYou]

Hard to say w/out knowing your location/climate but it's really humid here and I know that's a huge factor.

[@Ucceah]

i think what did it was the combination of low (heating period) humidity, and me eventually overwatering them, when they wouldnt perk up anymore, causing the roots to rot. i've transplanted what's left of this most recent one into a vase with a drainage layer and a fluffy mix of peat moss and vermiculite, to keep things as humid and airy as possible, and it seems to start recovering.

[@SucsForYou]

@@Ucceah I've never heard the phrase hold your thumbs! I love it!

[@rowp8604]

Love this😍

[@SucsForYou]

Maholo Row!

[@GardenRudiments]

I love this!

[@GardenRudiments]

I may have missed this if you said but where did you purchase your plant?

[@SucsForYou]

A local nursery called JRN 2 in Houston/Alief area :)

[@lindaendrizzi2422]

Love it pity that I can’t find it anywhere for sale anywhere closish to my located in Australia and have had no luck researching a similar alternative 😞 I will just have to keep rewatching your video I’ve lost count how many times I’ve replaced it thank you

[@lindaendrizzi2422]

If I can’t get the plant to play with so I leave my succs alone Succs for you marathon instead 😆

[@friedaschnell3729]

THANK YOU so much for sharing this! In Houston we need ALL the low light options we can get! I've not seen this one so, thanks! Where do I go to find it? I also LOVE your ponytail palm. Must. Get. One. Of. Those. Too. 😃 😍

[@SucsForYou]

I got this at JRN 2 in Alief - you must go there!! It's amazing!!!!

[@phebajohn4606]

Walmart had as Christmas plant.

[@vaniawhitfield6486]

I have one

[@Janellen11]

What a great plant! Going looking........

[@TheBogsc]

Oh Andrea. You are so bad for my wallet. Now you have me looking at houseplants in addition to succulents? Found some of these lovely frost ferns on Etsy.

[@SucsForYou]

Hahah!!! I'll take the blame every time :p

[@endoneswa]

Wow they have drinking problem much like my fittonias.

[@SucsForYou]

If not thirstier!

[@ybe7011]

Thank you, I thought I killed mine, droopy like yours.

[@sneezersmom]

Cool plant. BTW, the double "I" in Latin is pronounced "ee-eye". Therefore, Mar-ten-see-eye

[@biolaria]

The correct pronunciation is Mat-ten-see-ee (the eye comes form english it's not how you pronounce it) :-) ( Lots of love form Rome

[@sneezersmom]

@@biolaria that is just the way I learned it in school

[@biolaria]

@@sneezersmom I understand. You should see the way they teach English pronunciation in Italy ^_^

[@jayalakshmi1702]

ఈ మొక్క ఎక్కడ దొరుకుతుంది అడ్రస్ చెప్పండి నాకు కావాలి

[@raphlvlogs271]

they are even more archaic than ferns.

[@kenjiro2676]

Kinda wished there was more information about Selaginella Lepidophylla, the resurrecting plant. Kinda wished this plant would resurrect similar to Lepidophylla.

[@SucsForYou]

This one does get really limp and looks dead when it needs water - perks right up too!

[@jf2801]

Isn't that the rose of jericho aka resurrection plant? They can actually go years without water, if so. They will go dormant and appear dead, like a dried ball. But, pour some water and bam. Instant green. Never saw one grown as an actual houseplant, though. Or get so big. Beautiful! 😍 Edit: sorry, this is not rose of jericho. So ignore the above for this plant. This is a relative of it, but not the same. You'll want the Selaginella Lepidophylla, I think is how it's said.

[@SucsForYou]

Same family but different species :)

[@jf2801]

@@SucsForYou yeah, I realized after the initial comment. Went back and corrected myself in edit. But, I still am so excited to see the same family even, actually being used as a houseplant!

[@jf2801]

Thanks for sharing, also! You really have a green thumb! Do you know if the resurrection plant would work as an actual houseplant, not just a novelty?

[@SucsForYou]

@@jf2801 Welcome :) I've seen them growing in Big Bend but never in a home... doesn't mean it's not possible!

[@harshithaharshitha4263]

Tamila pro