Wort Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Hi. I would like to use Sphagnum cuspidatum as the substrate for some miniatures. I find this species very attractive, and although it can be very fast growing it seems to be quite compact in form. It should be fairly easy for a horticulturist to ID visually, I think. Unfortunately I have no material to propagate from and currently no access to the countryside. I had thought of asking someone to collect a small sample for me for the cost of a couple of pints, but I am unsure if there are legal issues around money being exchanged for the sample. My understanding of gathering samples is that as long as you are not removing complete plants, and that they are not for commercial use some small samples of vegetation are not a problem unless dealing with rare or endangered plants, is this the case? Can anyone advise me if this approach is viable, or even legal? Definitely don't want to break the law, they are made for good reasons. Many thanks from Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Ravn Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Cuspidatum likes it wet or even likes to grow aquatic. You don't mention if it's Indoor you would like to grow it or for which species you would like to use it for? Otherwise other sphagna might be more useful for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wort Posted March 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Thanks for the help Nord. I plan to use this in an indoor terrarium to try to grow smaller terrestrial Utricularia spp. I plan to have a false bottom to act as a reservoir, and to allow me to siphon out water either for freshness or to vary the water level. Cheers from Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarttaylor37 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Try Vosse Rare Plants, they list several Sphagnum species as available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Ravn Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/5/2022 at 8:17 PM, Wort said: Thanks for the help Nord. I plan to use this in an indoor terrarium to try to grow smaller terrestrial Utricularia spp. I plan to have a false bottom to act as a reservoir, and to allow me to siphon out water either for freshness or to vary the water level. Cheers from Bill. I think you'll find that the sphagna indoor will outgrow almost any utrics unless it's large epifyttic species or species like calycifida. You'll certainly need a lot of trimming nomatter which sphagna you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wort Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 Okay, thanks Nord. I'm going to try it, just as an experiment, so I don't plan on using any rare plants. I accept that live Sphagnum may not be best long-term, so thanks for the advice. Stuart, thanks for the link but I have looked briefly at importing from Europe, but the hoops we have to jump through rules it out for me. Cheers from Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wort Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 @Nord Ravn I've had a think, and you are right, no live Sphagnum spp will be suitable. I want to succeed with this so I have a new plan for the substrate. I will retain the false bottom and use a soil mix recommended by a fellow Utricularia grower, Sphagnum mixed with perlite. Thanks once again for your advice. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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