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Flame Moss
Taxiphyllum sp. 'Flame'
Family: Hypnaceae
Flame Moss gets its name from the way its upright, twisted stems spiral and curve upward — resembling flickering orange flames when viewed in flowing water. Unlike most mosses that grow laterally, Flame Moss grows vertically, making it uniquely suited for mid-height mounding effects on rocks and wood. It is slow growing but compact, rarely requiring trimming, and stays tidy in low-flow areas.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Beneficial
- light
- Low to medium (20–80 PAR)
- placement
- Attach to midground hardscape; vertical mounding effect
- substrate
- Not planted in substrate
- growth rate
- Slow
- propagation
- Divide and reattach
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Water it likes
- ph
- 5.5–7.5
- nitrate
- <25 ppm
- hardness
- 1–15 dGH
- temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)