What is a Pincushion plant:

These are a very small plant, which contains same body parts i.e. lifes, branches and flowers, they colours of these plants greening.The size of thise plant very small, the colours of these plants flowers brown red. Commonly known as leucobryum moss or pin moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses with a wide distribution in eastern North America, Europe and Pakistan.


Scientific name and role of Pincushion plant:

These plants scientific name as Leucobryum glaucum.

Division: Bryophyta.

Class: Bryopsida.

Sub-Class: Dicranidae.

Order: Dicranales.

Family: Leucobryaceae.

Higher classification: Leucobryum

Rank: Species.

Timperature: 65-80°F (18-26°C).

Watering: Regular even moisture.

Humidity: Medium - High humidity (50-90%)

Growth: 1-5 inches (in a terrarium).


How do you grow Pincushion moss plant:

The preference is medium shades to partial sun, moist to dry-mesic conditions, and an acidic soil containing humus, clay,sand, gravel or rocky material.

Thise moss is able to tolerate drier conditions than most mosses. At favorable sites, it can be long lived for a moss, forming sizeable cushions of plants.