Apart from ferns, club mosses are gaining more and more importance as ornamental plants.Until nowSelaginella was grown in the apartments.The most famous representative of the genus is the so-called Rose of Jericho Selaginella lepidophylla.
The most popular potted plants: Selaginella apoda, Martensa Selaginella martensii and Kraussa Selaginella kraussiana form moss-like, low, compact tufts in various shades of green. They are perfect for filling compositions or Christmas decorations and as ground cover plants, e.g.for green walls.
Very decorative specters can be found among slightly more demanding species, such as Selaginella erythropus, and especially its brown-red variety 'Sanguinea' or Selaginella stellata.Like most ferns, forkflies require a shaded, moist and fresh acidic substrate.Apart from spectacles, many nurseries offer club mosses, e.g. Lycopodium squarrosum or Lycopodium hippuris.
These are very original epiphytes with long, forked shoots covered with acicular or scaly leaves.Spore-bearing ears develop at the ends of mature shoots.These plants can be used to create unusual compositions, combining with flatworms and other epiphytic ferns, orchids and bromeliads.
