Selaginella, Ruby Red Selaginella 'Sanguinea'

Per Irene Ngoo at Min's Garden @tropicaljungle in Singapore:
"The delicate tropical fern-like appearance of this Ruby Red Spikemos...Read Mores or Selaginella erythropus Sanguinea, belies its tough and hardy character. It’s easy to grow, and is actually not a fern despite its lacy fronds, low and spreading habit. A very slow grower, this patch of mine growing in my side garden as a ground cover is almost two years old. It tolerate little or no direct sunlight and is a good choice for shaded spot that needs ground cover, although mine enjoys bright light. The underside of the frond is a brilliant shade of ruby red that contrasts nicely with the olive to bronze green shade of the topside."

Rating neutral as new for me. In the spikemoss family, selaginella is a very good plant to grow in terrariums, which is what I'm doing. ...Read More Has a lovely red underside.

I purchased this lovely evergreen two years ago in Minnesota. It did quit well in the winter months. When I moved to zone 4, in Wisconsi...Read Moren I had no trouble with it until I exposed it to too much sunlight which eventually dried it out. I'm looking for another one but I'm having a very hard time finding it.

Zone 6-9? Mine didn't take a moderate winter or mild summer of z10 Hayward ca,yet grew like weeds in a warm humid greenhouse before then....Read More
Must be able to go dormant in colder climates and leave that dormancy in very hot and humid following summer areas is all I can think.