Sphagnaceae
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Indoor Plants · Moss · Sphagnum · Bog Plant · Terrarium · Carnivorous Plant Medium · Orchid Medium · Moisture Loving · Acidic Soil · Low Nutrient · Non-Vascular
Warnstorf's peat moss is a specialised sphagnum moss used in terrariums, bog gardens, and as a growing medium for carnivorous plants and orchids. It requires consistently wet, acidic, low-nutrient conditions and does best in bright indirect light or dappled shade. Use rainwater or distilled water rather than tap water, as the minerals in tap water can damage this sensitive moss.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep consistently saturated or sitting in a shallow tray of water; never allow to dry out · Every 3-5 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- 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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