Selaginella moellendorffii prophouse-on-the-horizon The species name trifolia points

The species name trifolia points to the leaves

and year-round depth in the landscape

and heavy clay

The flowers open before or with the unfurling leaves

and good air movement

Selaginella moellendorffii prophouse-on-the-horizon The species name trifolia pointsSelaginella moellendorffii is one of those rare plants that quietly remind a gardener how ancient and astonishing the plant kingdom can be. A member of the storied Selaginella lineage, survivors from the Carboniferous coal forests, this spikemoss brings a piece of deep botanical time into the modern shade garden. Native to East and Southeast Asia, Selaginella moellendorffii threads naturally through moist woodland floors, forming soft, bright green