US Fissidens 'Phoenix' Moss (Fissidens fontanus)

Information:

Common Name:    Phoenix Moss

Proper Name:    Fissidens fontanus

Category:    Ferns and Mosses

Temperature: 22-28°C

pH: 5-7.5

GH: 0-6°

KH: 3-8°

Description:

This aquatic moss originates from the USA but many related species even reach Australia.  It can often be found in slow or even stagnant water and its tight cushion-like clusters can also be seen immersed, due to fluctuations in water levels.  This moss will attach itself to the usual locations — wood, rocks and hardened riverbank soil — during the dry seasons.

If receiving this moss by post, you could be disappointed at its transported state. It’s dark green, limp and uninspiring — but the true pleasure is yet to come.  Attaching this delicate moss to any hardscape surface can be fiddly. Spread it thinly but evenly, not laying too thickly but avoid creating too many gaps. Best tie it in place with invisible thread.  Fissidens looks particularly natural when tied to branch-like pieces of wood or nestled at the base of a rock formation.

It’s very slow growing and requires little, if any, pruning. Over the months the plant’s rhizoids will attach to the hardscape and bloom into a delightful, round mint-green cluster of feathery stems.  Care is relatively easy. It does not require CO2 although, like all plants, this would be very welcome.

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