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Outsidepride 5000 Seeds Perennial Irish Moss Low Growing, Mat Forming, Ground Cover Seeds for Planting
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Plant or Animal Product Type | Flower |
Indoor/Outdoor Usage | Outdoor |
Brand | Outsidepride |
Material Feature | GMO Free |
Color | White |
Expected Blooming Period | Spring to Fall |
Item Weight | 0.01 Pounds |
Sunlight Exposure | Partial Sun |
Unit Count | 5000.0 Count |
Expected Planting Period | Spring |
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- Irish moss seed, also known as pearlwort, grows best in full sun or partial shade
- Sagina Subulata is the Latin name for Irish moss plants. This low growing groundcover will get tiny white blooms on it during the summer months.
- One of the few groundcovers which is frequently used as a lawn alternative or substitute. It is also great to plant in-between stepping stones.
- Keep sagina subulata seeds continually moist until germination and plant in USDA Zones 4 - 10. This low growing ground cover will only get 2 - 3 inches tall.
- This is the most popular ground cover plant seed Outsidepride sells. Sow 5000 seeds to cover 100 SF and starting growing your own plants.
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Ground covers offer a beautiful, low maintenance option for areas not frequently walked on. However, ground cover seeds are often among the smallest in the world which makes for difficult and frustrating planting.
Sowing Rate: Approximately 5000 seeds covers 100 square feet
Average germination time is 14 - 21 days if soil temperatures are above 50 degrees and seed is kept continually moist,
Some of the images above are Irish Moss started from seed. Flowering occured approximately 3 months later, but this is quite variable. In just eight weeks, the Irish moss was thick and full. Grow this luxurious, evergreen ground cover plant from Irish Moss seed. Mossy foliage grows just 1 - 2 inches tall, for lovely color between flagstones or spilling over rocks. Dense tufts of slender stems grow together to form a lush carpet of green. Small, star-shaped, white flowers cover this flowering ground cover plant from late spring until mid-summer
The very tiny Irish Moss seeds create a moss-like, emerald-green foliage that forms a compact 1 - 2 inch tall carpet. Sagina Subulata ground cover is excellent for planting between flagstones. Grown as a lawn substitute, it creates the effect of a moss-covered meadow. Irish Moss is very soft to walk on barefoot, and it has a slightly spongy feel to it.
How to Grow Irish Moss from Seeds: Sow Irish Moss seeds in starter flats, press the tiny seeds into soil but do not cover. Kept at 64 - 72F, germination is in 14 - 21 days. Transplant into the garden 6 - 9 inches apart. Irish Moss seeds can be direct sown into the garden or in-between stones. The ground cover seed must be kept moist continuously. It will be adaptable to mostly sunny locations in cooler climates or partial shade in warmer climates. Irish Moss ground cover needs moisture retentive, gritty, well-drained soil. The plants are hardy above -30F degrees.
Beautiful carpet of green and gold
Use Irish moss where a very low, fine-textured carpet of green or gold is desired, such as around stepping stones, between flagstones, or at the edges of a path as they tolerate light foot traffic. Tiny star-shaped flowers are produced beginning in late spring & sporadically throughout the season.
Pelleted option available
Create a moss-like, emerald-green foliage that forms a compact 1 - 2 inch tall carpet. Sagina Subulata ground cover is excellent for planting between flagstones. Grown as a lawn substitute, it creates the effect of a moss-covered meadow. Irish Moss is very soft to walk on barefoot, and it has a slightly spongy feel to it.
- Depth: Surface sow seed, do not cover
- Moisture: Keep soil slightly moist, but not wet until germination
Lowest growing ground cover
How to grow Irish moss
Sow Irish Moss seeds in starter flats, press the tiny seeds into soil but do not cover. Kept at 64 - 72F, germination is in 14 - 21 days. Transplant into the garden 6 - 9 inches apart. Irish Moss seeds can be direct sown into the garden or in-between stones. The ground cover seed must be kept moist continuously. It will be adaptable to mostly sunny locations in cooler climates or partial shade in warmer climates. Irish Moss ground cover needs moisture retentive, gritty, well-drained soil.
- Lowest growing ground cover on the market only growing 1 - 2 inches tall.
- Dense tufts of slender stems grow together to form a lush carpet of green
- Pelleted option available for easier planting and germination
- Height: 1 - 2 inches
- USDA Zones: 4 - 10
Perfect for filling spaces between pavers and stepping stones
Dense tufts of slender stems grow together to form a lush carpet of green
Grow this luxurious, evergreen ground cover plant from Irish Moss seed. Mossy foliage grows just 1 - 2 inches tall, for lovely color between flagstones or spilling over rocks. Dense tufts of slender stems grow together to form a lush carpet of green. Small, star-shaped, white flowers cover this flowering ground cover plant from late spring until mid-summer.
The very tiny Irish Moss seeds create a moss-like, emerald-green foliage that forms a compact 1 - 2 inch tall carpet. Sagina Subulata ground cover is excellent for planting between flagstones. Grown as a lawn substitute, it creates the effect of a moss-covered meadow. Irish Moss is very soft to walk on barefoot, and it has a slightly spongy feel to it.
Perfect for in between stepping stones, or as a total lawn alternative
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Plant or Animal Product Type | Flower |
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Indoor/Outdoor Usage | Outdoor |
Brand | Outsidepride |
Material Feature | GMO Free |
Color | White |
Expected Blooming Period | Spring to Fall |
Item Weight | 0.01 Pounds |
Sunlight Exposure | Partial Sun |
Unit Count | 5000.0 Count |
Expected Planting Period | Spring |
Product Care Instructions | well-drained |
USDA Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Expected Plant Height | 2 Inches |
Soil Type | Clay Soil |
Moisture Needs | Moderate Watering |
Number of Pieces | 5000 |
Product Dimensions | 4.95 x 0.1 x 2.95 inches |
Item Weight | 0.16 ounces |
Manufacturer | Outsidepride |
ASIN | B005CK8XKW |
Country of Origin | USA |
Customer Reviews |
3.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #5,278 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #117 in Flower Plants & Seeds |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
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sunlight exposure | Partial Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Sun | Full Sun |
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blooming period | Spring to Fall | Summer | Summer | Summer | Summer | Summer |
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Customers like the appearance of the moss seed, saying it's pretty and brings the look of a natural wild space to the city. They also say the picture on the package is pretty. However, some customers have reported issues with germination, size, and value. They mention that the seeds are small, microscopic, and too tiny to plant individually. Opinions are mixed on ease of handling, mosses, and moisture.
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Customers like the appearance of the plant seed. They say it's very pretty and brings the look of a natural wild space to the city. They are also excited to see the lush cushiony patch of incredible looking moss and the little white flowers are an added bonus.
"...Every little patch I have done is sprouting up and looks great...." Read more
"...before easter and was SUPER excited to see this lush cushiony patch of incredible looking moss. It's VERY pretty and makes me yearn for more...." Read more
"...survive the zone 4 winter (it was a mild winter) they are just as beautiful and wonderful." Read more
"...But for the most part it grew easily without much fuss and it’s really pretty. I’m going to order another package :)" Read more
Customers find the instructions included with the plant seeds sufficient, easy to use, and work as advertised. They also say the seedlings are much easier to care for than average.
"...rate on these seeds is high, and I actually find the seedlings MUCH easier to care for than, say, your average windowsill herb kit...." Read more
"...But if you follow the instructions it's pretty easy. I planted them indoors so the humidity and light could be controlled...." Read more
"...Very easy for me to start, I am by no means a professional gardener. I have sprouts today that were not visible yesterday when I checked on things...." Read more
"...The instructions included were sufficient for getting these started...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of handling. Some mention that the seeds seem to be doing very well, while others say that they didn't work at all.
"...sq ft I only got about 16 sq ft , the seeds are very tiny and hard to work with, though I sure they will spread and cover 100 in a few years, LOL" Read more
"...packets I got from this company this year, and I’ve had excellent luck with all of them...." Read more
"Didn't work, I followed the instructions but nothing. Perhaps user error.I found propagating already grown moss is easier...." Read more
"...I cast them where I wanted them and they never came up. We’re in SW Fl and in the summer it rains daily." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the moss. Some mention it's great and flourishing, while others say it'll make reddish flowers.
"...My soil has a pH of between 8 and 11. The moss seems really happy. I will update this review if anything bad happens, but I expect really good things!" Read more
"I only got one package to grow and when they did, it was just moss roses! It grew big pink and orange flowers! But at least they are pretty I suppose" Read more
"...weather of warm soft rain every couple of days and the existing moss is flourishing." Read more
"This was not Irish moss...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the moisture of the plant seeds. Some mention that they love moisture, while others say that dry soil types and insufficient moisture cause failure.
"...They love moisture, but if you just add extra water to the drip tray to the point of them being water-logged and having standing water, it forms..." Read more
"...Seeds can dry up and die so easily if started outside. I live in Texas so not sure how they are going to do outside... but we will see...." Read more
"...The soil says moist but not soggy because the clear plastic lid drips the condensation back down into the plants...." Read more
"...Seed was uncovered.Kept moist, not wet...." Read more
Customers have negative opinions about the germination of the plant seeds. They say that it's difficult to germinate, and that it takes forever to grow.
"...and a covered starter tray outdoors and a garden, not a single bit of moss anywhere. Last year's moss is growing though." Read more
"...the head of a pin (it took me 7-weeks, but I did it), so they're very hard to plant, I mean, you just know you're putting hundreds of them in the..." Read more
"...However, the germination rate on these seeds is high, and I actually find the seedlings MUCH easier to care for than, say, your average windowsill..." Read more
"...This is not a quick or easy plant to grow, but it will turn out exactly like the pictures given time and effort!..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the size of the plant seeds. They say the seeds are microscopic, too tiny to plant individually, and almost a powder. Some customers also mention that the seeds didn't produce and didn''t cover a lot of area.
"...The seeds are minuscule specks—you need a steady hand or a very tiny spoon or something to mete them out into peat pots. And definitely don’t sneeze!..." Read more
"I see some have had trouble. First, the seeds are smaller than grains of salt; 500 might cover a square foot...." Read more
"...-Buy more than you think you need. These seeds are very small as some of the others have said, and 10,000 is normal seed packet size...." Read more
"Apparently 10,000 seeds does not take up much space. I thought there would be more." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the plant seeds. They say it's a waste of money, not worth the money, and not viable. They also mention that the seeds are very small and unrecoverable.
"...in my peace garden they wouldn’t come up at all dead seeds , waste of money" Read more
"...It’s not instant gratification like what you would buy at the nursery. Not every spot in the egg carton grew moss...." Read more
"...Very disappointed. Maybe they’ll germinate!!" Read more
"...I was very pleased. Not only was it much cheaper than Lowes plants but will fill the cracks I was unable to plant...." Read more
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I had bought one Irish moss plant from a local nursery a couple years back and realized it’s strongly perennial in my growing zone (8b), perfect for a shady east-facing area I have that only gets morning sunlight, and it even happily thrived through periods of snow cover in winter and an entire summer of neglect. Instead of dying, the neglected moss just stopped spreading so I hadn’t realized what an adorable ground cover it can be until this year.
Plants are too expensive, so I’ve been starting everything from seed this year. I knew I’d have an easy time with pumpkins and sunflowers, but Irish moss??? The seeds are minuscule specks—you need a steady hand or a very tiny spoon or something to mete them out into peat pots. And definitely don’t sneeze! After they arrived and I really got a look at them, I decided there was zero chance this was going to work, and even if they germinated, there was NO way I could keep them alive long enough to grow and get established before winter.
However, the germination rate on these seeds is high, and I actually find the seedlings MUCH easier to care for than, say, your average windowsill herb kit. The compact height makes everything a cinch: there’s no risk of them getting leggy and tipping over, or needing a deeper planter for their root system, so you can stick a peat pot of moss into just about anything—a plastic cup, bonsai planter, yogurt container. I now have several plugs of moss thriving, and several more growing in intermediary pots. I also made a bunch of mistakes and killed some other moss plugs, so I compiled a list of tips.
Hope it helps!
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Growing tips:
TL;DR: Start indoors in high-humidity setup, preferably with a lid. Once you have seedlings, let them get more air circulation. After planting, you may need to water multiple times a week, possibly daily. Keeping them in pots for a few weeks helps them get more established before putting them in the ground. No hot afternoon sun, ever. Water next to the plant, not directly on it—your garden hose can easily demolish a baby moss. Huge temperature fluctuations (40-50 degrees F) seem fine, but could stunt the already slow growth of young plants, so consider keeping them indoors longer if you can.
- For germinating: Make your life easy and start them indoors in a plastic growing tray with a clear lid (to keep in humidity) and a grow light. I scheduled my grow light to be on 14 hours a day and had it at a moderate distance (pendant light hanging 2.5 feet above the tray). I’m sure a sunny windowsill would work for people with bright living spaces, but my apartment is dark. You can probably also use a lot of other setups with common household items to avoid buying a Jiffy tray/peat pot kit. An old aquarium would work, and even a storage bin or plastic lunch tray with thin layer of peat moss or coir and loose saran wrap cover might work. If you do use peat pellets, keep in mind that I noticed the off-brand ones mold over QUICKLY (within a day) if you leave the humidity lid or cover on for even a little bit too long. Also, don’t try growing larger plants in the same tray/batch with the moss—even lupine and poppies will sprout and shoot up extremely fast by comparison. You’ll need to remove the lid for them to continue gaining height, while the moss might have preferred an extra day or two with higher humidity of the lid. They love moisture, but if you just add extra water to the drip tray to the point of them being water-logged and having standing water, it forms algae quickly. There’s a balance of keeping them damp but not soaked—you’ll figure it out. If you’re afraid of overwatering the tray and can’t drain it easily, get out a squirt bottle and start misting. Once you have sprouts, keep the lid off permanently as long as they’re situated in a place without drafts. (If you use a windowsill but then have the window open for ventilation at night, I’d consider putting the seedlings in a bathtub overnight.)
- For getting new plants established:
Mature plants are hardy, young ones are fragile. Seems obvious, but it’s more true of these little guys than others. Even with daily watering, misting, and lovingly putting mulch around them, 80% of my moss plugs died or diminished over several weeks when I had rushed to plant them. The summer heat was just drying out seedlings too quickly, despite the location being out of direct light.
Instead, I started putting the seedlings into intermediate pots/containers with potting soil and setting them on my front porch for a few weeks before planting. They’re still exposed to heat, wind, cold nights, etc. and are just a few feet away from where the other ones died, but they can retain moisture much better in a little pot. I do not go through a hardening process with them, they just go outside and are fine as long as you don’t skip a day watering.
Oh, and one day out in direct sun? They’re dead. I had put a very healthy plant in a container with some pumpkins and false shamrock—as long as the leaves of other plants shaded the moss and I watered that container daily, it thrived, even in extreme heat. The second I rotated the container to move it out of a walkway… The moss was exposed to direct sunlight and it was brown and dead within a day.
Likewise, I tried breaking off clumps of my established plant, hoping to hasten the spread. Instead, most of my clumps died. They’re simply too fragile to break apart and stick back in the ground, even in the right conditions. It seemed infuriating that the established plant is SO sturdy by comparison, but it is what it is.
Another issue was watering the young plants with a stream of water that was too strong (again, NOT an issue with the mature plant—that thing could be pressure washed and be fine). The garden hose pulverized a few moss plugs, even on a gentle “Shower” setting. Only use “Mist”. Even the watering can was too harsh. I started a new system of planting around a flat rock, then watering only the rock. Let the water run off in all directions to get the soil wet. For containers, only water the dirt around the edge of the pot.
From now on, I will keep growing the young plants indoors with the grow light for another month or two. Because I wanted reclaim my kitchen space and rushed the first batch outdoors, I had worse results. Now I’ve got a system down and look forward to the moss takeover of my neighborhood…
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I had bought one Irish moss plant from a local nursery a couple years back and realized it’s strongly perennial in my growing zone (8b), perfect for a shady east-facing area I have that only gets morning sunlight, and it even happily thrived through periods of snow cover in winter and an entire summer of neglect. Instead of dying, the neglected moss just stopped spreading so I hadn’t realized what an adorable ground cover it can be until this year.
Plants are too expensive, so I’ve been starting everything from seed this year. I knew I’d have an easy time with pumpkins and sunflowers, but Irish moss??? The seeds are minuscule specks—you need a steady hand or a very tiny spoon or something to mete them out into peat pots. And definitely don’t sneeze! After they arrived and I really got a look at them, I decided there was zero chance this was going to work, and even if they germinated, there was NO way I could keep them alive long enough to grow and get established before winter.
However, the germination rate on these seeds is high, and I actually find the seedlings MUCH easier to care for than, say, your average windowsill herb kit. The compact height makes everything a cinch: there’s no risk of them getting leggy and tipping over, or needing a deeper planter for their root system, so you can stick a peat pot of moss into just about anything—a plastic cup, bonsai planter, yogurt container. I now have several plugs of moss thriving, and several more growing in intermediary pots. I also made a bunch of mistakes and killed some other moss plugs, so I compiled a list of tips.
Hope it helps!
===========
Growing tips:
TL;DR: Start indoors in high-humidity setup, preferably with a lid. Once you have seedlings, let them get more air circulation. After planting, you may need to water multiple times a week, possibly daily. Keeping them in pots for a few weeks helps them get more established before putting them in the ground. No hot afternoon sun, ever. Water next to the plant, not directly on it—your garden hose can easily demolish a baby moss. Huge temperature fluctuations (40-50 degrees F) seem fine, but could stunt the already slow growth of young plants, so consider keeping them indoors longer if you can.
- For germinating: Make your life easy and start them indoors in a plastic growing tray with a clear lid (to keep in humidity) and a grow light. I scheduled my grow light to be on 14 hours a day and had it at a moderate distance (pendant light hanging 2.5 feet above the tray). I’m sure a sunny windowsill would work for people with bright living spaces, but my apartment is dark. You can probably also use a lot of other setups with common household items to avoid buying a Jiffy tray/peat pot kit. An old aquarium would work, and even a storage bin or plastic lunch tray with thin layer of peat moss or coir and loose saran wrap cover might work. If you do use peat pellets, keep in mind that I noticed the off-brand ones mold over QUICKLY (within a day) if you leave the humidity lid or cover on for even a little bit too long. Also, don’t try growing larger plants in the same tray/batch with the moss—even lupine and poppies will sprout and shoot up extremely fast by comparison. You’ll need to remove the lid for them to continue gaining height, while the moss might have preferred an extra day or two with higher humidity of the lid. They love moisture, but if you just add extra water to the drip tray to the point of them being water-logged and having standing water, it forms algae quickly. There’s a balance of keeping them damp but not soaked—you’ll figure it out. If you’re afraid of overwatering the tray and can’t drain it easily, get out a squirt bottle and start misting. Once you have sprouts, keep the lid off permanently as long as they’re situated in a place without drafts. (If you use a windowsill but then have the window open for ventilation at night, I’d consider putting the seedlings in a bathtub overnight.)
- For getting new plants established:
Mature plants are hardy, young ones are fragile. Seems obvious, but it’s more true of these little guys than others. Even with daily watering, misting, and lovingly putting mulch around them, 80% of my moss plugs died or diminished over several weeks when I had rushed to plant them. The summer heat was just drying out seedlings too quickly, despite the location being out of direct light.
Instead, I started putting the seedlings into intermediate pots/containers with potting soil and setting them on my front porch for a few weeks before planting. They’re still exposed to heat, wind, cold nights, etc. and are just a few feet away from where the other ones died, but they can retain moisture much better in a little pot. I do not go through a hardening process with them, they just go outside and are fine as long as you don’t skip a day watering.
Oh, and one day out in direct sun? They’re dead. I had put a very healthy plant in a container with some pumpkins and false shamrock—as long as the leaves of other plants shaded the moss and I watered that container daily, it thrived, even in extreme heat. The second I rotated the container to move it out of a walkway… The moss was exposed to direct sunlight and it was brown and dead within a day.
Likewise, I tried breaking off clumps of my established plant, hoping to hasten the spread. Instead, most of my clumps died. They’re simply too fragile to break apart and stick back in the ground, even in the right conditions. It seemed infuriating that the established plant is SO sturdy by comparison, but it is what it is.
Another issue was watering the young plants with a stream of water that was too strong (again, NOT an issue with the mature plant—that thing could be pressure washed and be fine). The garden hose pulverized a few moss plugs, even on a gentle “Shower” setting. Only use “Mist”. Even the watering can was too harsh. I started a new system of planting around a flat rock, then watering only the rock. Let the water run off in all directions to get the soil wet. For containers, only water the dirt around the edge of the pot.
From now on, I will keep growing the young plants indoors with the grow light for another month or two. Because I wanted reclaim my kitchen space and rushed the first batch outdoors, I had worse results. Now I’ve got a system down and look forward to the moss takeover of my neighborhood…
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I tried two ways: 1. Coco coir-based seed starter in 2 inch pots in a plastic tray and 2. In two stacked aluminum roast pans (holes poked through the top one for drainage, an inch of coco coir starter, both under relatively weak (to prevent too much heat) LED grow lights. I used a 1 gallon pump sprayer ($8) and kept them WET, spraying at least twice per day and using the tray and second aluminum pan to water from underneath. I had germination in >7 days. Once established, I transferred to 4" pots and the moss spread.
Before planting outside, put them outside in indirect sunlight and gradually acclimate them to direct sun for a week or two. Once in the ground, keep watered but not water-logged. It may be allelopathic to other plants (bad for bonsai).
I tried two ways: 1. Coco coir-based seed starter in 2 inch pots in a plastic tray and 2. In two stacked aluminum roast pans (holes poked through the top one for drainage, an inch of coco coir starter, both under relatively weak (to prevent too much heat) LED grow lights. I used a 1 gallon pump sprayer ($8) and kept them WET, spraying at least twice per day and using the tray and second aluminum pan to water from underneath. I had germination in >7 days. Once established, I transferred to 4" pots and the moss spread.
Before planting outside, put them outside in indirect sunlight and gradually acclimate them to direct sun for a week or two. Once in the ground, keep watered but not water-logged. It may be allelopathic to other plants (bad for bonsai).
Shopper beware, it says 5,000 and I do not question the quantity, however I do challenge you to try to count them. You can fit 397 on the head of a pin (it took me 7-weeks, but I did it), so they're very hard to plant, I mean, you just know you're putting hundreds of them in the same spot, but you can't avoid this, unless you get a big fan and throw them into the blades. That'll spread them, but you really wouldn't need them if you stooped to this method.
So, I've done a good job of validating my cluelessness about planting (and even formulating coherent sentences), so take my 3-stars with 1,367 grains of salt (add fresh juice for variety).
I do find the illustration a bit inaccurate, based on my experience you will need 259,000 seeds to get it to look like that, and don't forget the fan!