LIVE SPHAGNUM MOSS:  Mixed Species (Mostly Green) for sale | Buy carnivorous plants and seeds online @ South Africa's leading online plant nursery, Cultivo Carnivores
LIVE SPHAGNUM MOSS:  Mixed Species (Mostly Green) for sale | Buy carnivorous plants and seeds online @ South Africa's leading online plant nursery, Cultivo Carnivores
LIVE SPHAGNUM MOSS:  Mixed Species (Mostly Green) for sale | Buy carnivorous plants and seeds online @ South Africa's leading online plant nursery, Cultivo Carnivores
LIVE SPHAGNUM MOSS: Mixed Species (Mostly Green) for sale | Buy carnivorous plants and seeds online @ South Africa's leading online plant nursery, Cultivo Carnivores
LIVE SPHAGNUM MOSS: Mixed Species (Mostly Green) for sale | Buy carnivorous plants and seeds online @ South Africa's leading online plant nursery, Cultivo Carnivores
LIVE SPHAGNUM MOSS: Mixed Species (Mostly Green) for sale | Buy carnivorous plants and seeds online @ South Africa's leading online plant nursery, Cultivo Carnivores

RARE! LIVE SPHAGNUM MOSS: HEADS > Mixed Species * Mostly Green 💎 Cultivo Exclusive

R300.00
🎄 Last orders SUN 15 DEC ~ Merry Christmas Everyone!

Sample portion: 10 growth points

10 growth points

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Customer Reviews

Customer Reviews

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Sonja Els
Live sphagnum moss

Awsome! Would like to get some more in the new year

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Meliessa Palvie
Sphagnum moss

Amazing I so excited to grow my own moss. The jar was full of moss and its amazing how much it is whwn you start talking it out. Thanks cultivo i will definitely shop again wirh you guya

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Johan Bezuidenhout
Moss is great

Heya, moss arrived in great condition. Using it as a starter to grow more. Lets hope for the best! So far so good!

Would have liked more, but hey, it is rare for a reason :)
Great service as a first time buyer, have purchased a few things in the last month. Will continue to support Cultivo. Amazing service

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Marianne Hendrikse
Live sphagnum moss: mixed species

The moss looks good, but it is VERY expensive for the 10 "plug points" of moss received. I hope mine survives otherwise it would have been a very expensive experiment!

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Letitia de Kock
Great product and seller

Received my sample just as described. So far following the growth specifications according to the website and the moss seems to be doing really well. Will definitely support Cultivo Carnivores again.

Description
Description
  • Live sphagnum moss is now available in South Africa!
  • On offer, is one sample portion live sphagnum moss to get you started on your own live sphagnum moss culture (Follow the guideline in the Growing Tips tab)
  • 1 portion includes 10 live moss growth points (heads) - See sample size reference above
  • Perfect in a terrarium and a fantastic top dressing for tropical pitcher plants, sun pitchers, cobra lilies, sundews, some orchids and other bog and wetland plants
Uses
  • For aesthetic reasons live sphagnum moss is perfect as a colourful topdressing and are often used as growing medium for nepenthes, sun pitchers, cobra lilies, sundews, some orchids and other bog and wetland plants
  • Sphagnum moss is generally very slow growing and easily distinguished from other mosses by its habit of growth, its soft thick fullness (each head resembling a full and elaborate bloom of edelweiss), and is available in various colours - mostly variations of green, brown or red
  • Moss is not dependent on soil water and as is laden throughout with water retaining cells, thus absorbs moisture from the atmosphere (high humidity)
  • Live sphagnum moss has lots of anti-fungal properties and once you have a steady culture growing, add portions as a topdressing on tropical pitcher plants, heliamphora, darlingtonia or tall growing sundews
  • Sphagnum moss can be planted in your bog area around your fish pond, added to a waterfall area to filter out the water or add it to your biological filter and watch it grow
  • Live sphagnum moss thrives in humid environments and would also be and excellent companion in a terrarium or vivarium with carnivorous plants or amphibians
Sample Size

 Sample size Live sphagnum moss for sale * Cultivo Carnivores

Live sphagnum moss for sale | Buy online at www.cultivocarnivores.com

Please note that this image is intended for size reference only and depending on species, the actual colour of the moss may differ 

Growing tips
  • Tips on growing your own live sphagnum moss culture:
    • Sphagnum thrives in a cool humid environment with lots of diffused, bright light 
    • In our experience, red sphagnum moss in particular prefers warm, humid days with a nightly temperature drop of 10-15 degrees. New heads will start out dark red-green and the red colour will improve and intensify within a couple of months
    • Give it high humidity. Live moss cultures work well on sunny windowsills in a covered plastic food container - add some ventilation holes to the lid or sides
    • Use a container with drainage holes and add a layer of large-sized perlite, leca clay or course washed gravel to the bottom for drainage
    • Moisten and sterilise the growing substrate. We prefer using shredded long fiber sphagnum moss mixed with perlite for drainage as the substrate, but sphagnum peat moss will work too
    • You'll receive a watertight container (see sample size) with 10 live moss growth points / head (also known as coma) - bury the moss as a clump, slightly, with the top of the growth point still visible
    • Flood cultures with distilled water, once a week.  Using sphagnum peat as a substrate may cause tannins to build up in the soil which will blacken the tips of the moss
    • Using distilled- or reverse osmosis water, top mist the moss every couple of days - extreme clean water is key
    • Be patient.  Under optimal conditions, the moss will grow into longer strands over time. To multiply, snip the heads off the longer strands and replant them in the same container in a different spot.  After a couple of months, these will be tall enough to trim and the process repeated 
    • Most live sphagnum moss species prefer cooler temperatures and might start to brown if too hot and wet, or present with dried (white) growing tips (heads) if too dry
    • For fluffy moss, grow your culture in a cool, humid environment, mist regularly and do not keep it in standing water for extended periods of time 
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Disclaimer
  • Just a quick heads-up: Since plants are natural products, you might notice some slight variations when unboxing your plants
  • We do our best to make sure the plants you receive look like the ones in the photos, but keep in mind that seasons change and plants grow. Some leaves might age and die off, new ones might sprout and the plants may look a bit different over time
  • 99% of what we sell are one-of-a-kind collector items, so you will receive the exact plant pictured. The labels are spot on, so even if the plant looks a bit different, we 100% guarantee it's the real deal
  • Also, all the photos you see are of our own plants unless we mention otherwise. We update images occasionally to keep things fresh. If you want to see updated pictures before you buy, just let us know – we're happy to help!