When watered, it will unfurl and be “resurrected” into a green, mossy plant.
When grown as a houseplant, resurrection plants prefer bright, indirect light and require no soil at all.
It will completely revive within a few days.
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Therefore, dedicate at least one day a week as a water-free rest day.
Then, every couple of weeks, resurrection plants should be allowed to dry out completely.
If you plant them outside, they do not survive extreme fluctuations in temperature.
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Do not keep them outside if the temperatures go lower than 65 F or higher than 85 Fahrenheit.
Generally, resurrection plants are happy in average room temperatures.
However, avoid placing resurrection plants in locations next to drafty vents or windows.
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However, if your plant starts to go dormant, increase humidity levels by misting it withdistilled wateroccasionally.
Fertilizer
Resurrection plants require very little fertilizing.
Feed twice a year with a diluted water-soluble houseplantfertilizer.
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Propagating Resurrection Plants
It is best to propagate this plant by division.
Resurrection plants are sporophytes.
Similar to ferns, they do not reproduce by flowering and producing seeds.
Instead, they reproduce asexually with spores.
Divide by taking cuttings from the plant in spring or late fall.
Overwintering
This plant cannot tolerate extreme cold or heat.
It will dry out and wait for you to revive it again in the spring.
Resurrection plants permanently grown indoors don’t require any special winter care.
It often attracts aphids which damage the leaves and leave sticky honeydew behind.
It is also susceptible to powdery mildew and leaf spot disease.
However, as with any houseplant, there are a few things to watch out for.
There should be just enough water to barely cover the pebbles.
You should also give the plant at least one day per week away from any water.
This amazing plant is able to survive in its dormant state for years.
Most often, you’ll purchase a resurrection plant in its dormant state.
It may take a day or so for the plant to fully uncurl and become green, however.
Most often, if your resurrection plant remains brown, the humidity is too low.
If your plant remains completely dry and brown despite having enough water, it may simply be dead.
Both dry out and appear dead without water but revive once exposed to moisture.
To distinguish the two species,S.
lepidophyllais sometimes called false Rose of Jericho, andA.hierochunticais called the true Rose of Jericho.
The resurrection plant (S. lepidophylla)and resurrection fern(Pleopeltis polypodioides)are different species.
With proper care, resurrection plants can live through human generations.
It’s believed that these plants may have a lifespan of more than 200 years.
No, as sporophytes, resurrection plants reproduce through spores, not seeds.
These plants will not flower.
However, they can be propagated through division.
