Plant Growing Guides

Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses); Lichenes (lichens)

Mosses and Liverworts

Bryophyta (mosses) and Marchantiophyta (liverworts)

Moss on Tree Bark

Various species (e.g., Hypnum cupressiforme, Orthotrichum species, Dicranum scoparium)

Moss Ground Cover

Bryophyta (division)

Moss Groundcover

Bryophyta (various species)

Moss-loving shade plants

Various species (Bryophyta division and shade-tolerant angiosperms)

Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata

Moss Phlox Coral Eye

Phlox subulata 'Coral Eye'

Moss Phlox Purple Beauty

Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

Scarlet Flame Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'

Moss Phlox Temiskaming

Phlox subulata 'Temiskaming'

Moss Phlox White Delight

Phlox subulata 'White Delight'

Moss Pink

Phlox subulata

Moss Pole Aroids

Various Araceae species (e.g., Rhaphidophora pinnata, Scindapsus pictus, Epipremnum pinnatum)

Moss Pole-Based Plants

Various species (commonly Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Monstera deliciosa, Epipremnum pinnatum, etc.)

Moss Pole Houseplant

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Epipremnum pinnatum, Monstera deliciosa (common moss pole plants)

Moss Pole-Mounted Orchid

Orchidaceae (various genera)

Moss pole mounted plants

Various species (e.g., Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Monstera deliciosa, Epipremnum pinnatum)

Moss Pole Mounted Rhaphidophora

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma or Rhaphidophora pinnata

Moss Pole Plant

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Monstera deliciosa, or Epipremnum pinnatum (common species used with moss poles)

Moss Pole Plant (Monstera and similar climbers)

Monstera deliciosa and related Araceae species

Moss Pole Plant / Rhaphidophora

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Rhaphidophora pertusa

Moss Pole

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma / Monstera deliciosa / Epipremnum pinnatum (common plants grown on moss poles)

Moss Pole

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma / Epipremnum pinnatum / Monstera deliciosa (when trained)

Moss pole for ferns

Various fern species (Nephrolepis, Rhaphidophora, Monstera, etc.) + moss support structure

Moss Pole

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Monstera deliciosa, Epipremnum pinnatum (common plants grown on moss poles)

Moss Pole

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma / Monstera deliciosa / Epipremnum pinnatum (commonly used with)

Moss Pole

Not applicable (horticultural support structure)

Moss Pole

Various climbing Araceae species on Sphagnum moss support

Moss Pole

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma / Monstera deliciosa / Epipremnum pinnatum (common hosts)

Moss Pole

N/A (horticultural support structure)

Moss Pole

Various species (support structure)

Monstera (with moss pole)

Monstera deliciosa

Moss Pole

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma / Monstera deliciosa / Epipremnum pinnatum (common plants using moss poles)

Moss Pole with Epiphytes

Various epiphytic species on Sphagnum or moss substrate

Moss Pole/Moss Stick

Support structure (not a living plant)

Moss pole

Structural support system (various mosses used)

Moss Pole Support

N/A - Horticultural structure

Moss Pole with Aroids

Araceae family (various genera)

Moss Pole with Climbing Aroids

Araceae family (e.g., Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Monstera deliciosa, Epipremnum pinnatum)

Moss Pole with Epiphytic Plants

Various spp. (commonly Monstera deliciosa, Philodendron spp., Rhaphidophora tetrasperma)

Moss Pole with Ferns

Various Fern species (Aroid varieties commonly used: Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Epipremnum pinnatum, Scindapsus pictus)

Moss Pole with Mounted Orchid

Orchidaceae (family) - species variable

Moss Pole for Orchids

Supportive cultivation method (not a plant)

Moss Pole with Trailing Scindapsus

Scindapsus pictus / Epipremnum pinnatum

Moss Rose

Portulaca grandiflora

Aquatic Moss (Java moss, Christmas moss)

Vesicularia dubyana (Java moss), Taxiphyllum barbieri (Christmas moss)

Hawaiian Alpine Moss

Multiple species (Bryophyta division)