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Help identify fern-like plant

11 years ago

I bought this terrarium a while back. Everything was great for about a week. Now the fern-like plant is withered and wilted. It looks dried out but I am pretty sure it is not in need of watering. Does anyone know what plant this is or how I can possibly recover it? The picture is not great but the condition it is in now is unidentifiable.

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thedecoguy
11 years ago
Selaginella moss?
Leafhead
11 years ago
From this angle it looks like a peacock fern.
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shear_stupidity
11 years ago
I turned this pic right-side up for you and zoomed in on the plant I believe you're referring to?

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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
11 years ago
Maybe it needs a breath of fresh air sometimes? Can you remove the lid to take its' pic? I'm not sure the other plant should be in a terrarium. Echeveria?
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
11 years ago
Not an ideal combo of plants - if humid/moist enough to keep the selaginella (aka spikemoss or arborvitae fern) happy, it will be too humid/moist for the succulents sharing the terrarium (looks like a little sedum or stonecrop under the echeveria looking specimen).

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