Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum subnitens
Sphagnum subnitens
Native Plants · Moss · Sphagnum · Bog Plant · Terrarium · Carnivorous Plant Companion · Acidic Soil · Wetland · Peat Moss · Moisture Loving
Sphagnum subnitens is a peat moss that requires consistently wet, acidic conditions to thrive, making it ideal for bog gardens, terraria, and carnivorous plant setups. Use rainwater or distilled water only, as it is highly sensitive to minerals and salts in tap water. It grows best in cool to temperate, humid environments with indirect or filtered light.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep substrate saturated or in standing water at all times · Continuously moist; do not allow to dry out
- 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
- 4 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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