Tropicat Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 I was wondering: Has anyone ever tried growing nepenthes in other types of pure live moss than sphagnum moss? For instance hair cap moss? Would this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Not sure what hair cap moss is but yes it doesnt have to be spaghnum, any kind of moss will do thats fibrous, free draining and doesnt break down into mush. Nepenthes will grow in just about anything as long as the roots are oxygenated, from horse manure to plain water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 On Borneo I saw no Nepenthes in sphagnum actually. I dont think it works that well with polytrichum (if that is what you mean). But they are growing in a lot of different mosses that draw a lot of water. Sadly I dont know which type they are, maybe someone knows better: All pictures are taken from gunung Mulu at ~1500masl to top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Very interesting stefan! Do you know if the roots stayed in the moss or went into the soil? I was looking at more common moss species here, such as Brachythecium, Polytrichum or Leucobryum. Has anyone tried these? With or without additional soil? Can they be toxic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Yes i have grown nepenthes in those types of moss, one plant hasn't been re potted in ten years. The moss is dead long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Oh that sounds promissing then! Did they grow in just that moss, or with that moss as a top layer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 It was just in that moss, i keep it stood in water all year as the moss doesn't soak up much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 These moss polster are very thick (sometimes half a meter) and a lot of times there is no real ground underneath, except treeroots. But these mosses soak up a lot of water. The mosses of the first two pictures you showed dont soak up a lot of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicat Posted July 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Does that mean that growing Nepenthes in pure pincushion moss / Leucobryum would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Morgan Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 I've just received some moss via the well-known internet selling site that was advertised as Sphagnum, intended for my Neps. I opened the package and found it was certainly not Sphagnum but looked like what is known as Springy Turf-moss - Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus! It commonly grows on poorly-drained lawns, etc. have seen on this thread that types of moss other than Sphagnum are usually OK to use, so does anyone think that this will or will not be suitable? I ought to return it anyway as it's simply not what I ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werds Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Not suitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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