Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum fuscum
Sphagnum fuscum
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Brown bog moss is a specialist peat-forming moss that requires consistently saturated, nutrient-poor, and acidic conditions to thrive. It must be watered exclusively with rainwater or distilled water, as tap water minerals will damage or kill it. This moss is primarily used as a growing medium for carnivorous plants or in terrarium and bog garden setups.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep constantly saturated; Sphagnum must never dry out and prefers distilled or rainwater · Daily or as needed
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 80°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Spore, Fragment
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 1 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle, usda
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