{"id":11285,"date":"2019-06-01T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=11285"},"modified":"2019-05-20T11:04:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T15:04:30","slug":"arborvitae-fern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2019\/06\/01\/arborvitae-fern\/","title":{"rendered":"Arborvitae Fern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11286\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-4.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11286\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11286\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selaginella braunii (winter bronzing)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11287\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-6.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11287\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11287\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Selaginella-braunii-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arborvitae fern (summer look)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Arborvitae fern (<em>Selaginella braunii<\/em>) is native to China (USDA hardiness zones 6-9). It is not a fern at all, but a Lycopod or &#8220;club moss&#8221;, a descendant of ancient spore-producing plants\u00a0which date back to the Carboniferous and Permian Ages. Its\u00a0small club shaped cones give\u00a0it the plant moniker &#8211; &#8221;club moss&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Arborvitae fern\u00a0is a slowly creeping rhizome with\u00a0semi-evergreen leathery frond-like leaves. In early spring\u00a0the tender\u00a0light green emerges and stays brightly green if seasonal moisture is adequate. During cold winters the foliage is often bronze-tinted.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of its 3 season, a small 3-inch wide plant may fill-in an 18-24 inch wide\u00a0space. Arborvitae fern grows 6-12 inches (15-30 cm) high.\u00a0Its textural and seasonal color make for a lovely landscape groundcover in partially to fully shaded areas.\u00a0It also\u00a0looks great in hanging baskets and large ground planters combined with other taller plants.<\/p>\n<p>Arborvitae fern loves a moist well-drained, organically rich soil and in full to part shade. Amend a sandy or clay soil by generously incorporating a two- or three-inch layer of compost or humus. Plant quart or gallon-sized containers a foot or so apart. Water as needed to maintain moist soil. Once established, give it 1-2 years, it will\u00a0tolerate moderately dry sites over short periods. Fertilize in early spring just as new growth begins with a slow-release fertilizer at low rates.<\/p>\n<p>Arborvitae ferns are easy to grow, disease and insect resistant and deer proof. These and other\u00a0club mosses\u00a0can be easily divided at any time of year. They\u00a0do not flower in the traditional sense, but you can nurture them from spores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arborvitae fern (Selaginella braunii) is native to China (USDA hardiness zones 6-9). It is not a fern at all, but a Lycopod or &#8220;club moss&#8221;, a descendant of ancient spore-producing plants\u00a0which date back to the Carboniferous and Permian Ages. Its\u00a0small club shaped cones give\u00a0it the plant moniker &#8211; &#8221;club moss&#8221;. Arborvitae fern\u00a0is a slowly creeping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1504,1037,674,800,1092,665,992,628,637,853,625,843,812,729,629,777,630,646,113,455,642],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11285"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11680,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11285\/revisions\/11680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}