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Q.Christmas Fern

Zone v9k 2k7 | Anonymous added on December 22, 2020 | Answered

purchased plant fern with white edging no care tag with it;
have looked up Christmas ferns; there is no plant in google any thing like the one I purchased. Have already given these plants as gifts but would still like to know the true name of this plant

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on December 23, 2020

This plant is also known as Frosty Fern. Although it is a fern relative, it's actually a spike moss. You probably have a variegated version, known as Selaginella kraussiana.

Here's an article all about it:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/spike-moss/frosty-fern-plant-care.htm

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