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Post by sekler on Mar 31, 2012 14:48:35 GMT -5
I got some from HB and that one grows pretty fast under cp conditions. I placed mine on top of peat moss in a deep container and placed a saran wrap on top. That thing grows like weed with touches of red here and there (it's a mix of rubellum and other species which I don't remember). NZ sphagnum which is usually cristatum is very hard to get on its own. Keehns sells some but it's a mix of different species together. I was fortunate enough to have some of my dried NZ sphagnum to start growing, I have however a tiny quantity of it. so far I'm trying not to lose it but I haven't found the right conditions for it to take off. It looks nearly impossible to grow properly here. I tried coldish, warm and lowland conditions and so far no luck. The sphag doesn't cost much either at HB or Keehns, but usually you will have to order for a minimal amount and may have to triple the quantity of sphag to be able to order. Add the shipping to top it off..depending of where you live, I could be able to ship you a small baggy of it (pretty much american sphag mix) to start a culture.
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Post by dToad on Mar 31, 2012 17:13:37 GMT -5
petmantis: A local gardening center identified it as sphagnum. If you have a different opinion, let me know. Perhaps another method is required to get rid of it 
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Post by LucST on Mar 31, 2012 17:48:56 GMT -5
I find that most garden centers don't know what sphagnum is and confuse it with forest floor moss.
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Post by Devon on Mar 31, 2012 19:51:04 GMT -5
I don't think it is Sphagnum either. I've been sold "Sphagnum" from garden centres before, and it wasn't.
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Post by H2O on Apr 1, 2012 8:50:43 GMT -5
dToad, if you could post better pictures of it and maybe take handful and take a picture of what it look like below the surface that could help.
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Post by morphman on May 2, 2012 19:56:19 GMT -5
Sorry for the late reply..... life just got very busy. @devon that red moss looks wicked nice. I will try to get some. dToad thanks for the pics. I would keep it all  sekler thanks for the info and offer. I live in Edmonton Alberta if it's not too inconvenient for you I will gladly take some and hope to get it growing. Thanks you all again for the great help. |
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Post by nwflytrap on May 21, 2012 21:34:09 GMT -5
It's hard to tell from the photo what type of moss you have dToad. BTW, what kind of bow do you use> I would love to have a butt in my yard, but I don't think my neighbors whose houses are about 6' away would be overly thrilled. |
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Post by dToad on May 22, 2012 7:34:20 GMT -5
Hoyt Ultra-Tec, 2004. 60lb draw
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Post by kent on Jun 22, 2012 3:53:54 GMT -5
I don't know if New Zealand Sphagnum will grow here. I believe it could be sterilized prior to export. I bought mine from Cannor Nursery in Abbotsford. The (light tan coloured) 150 gram brick of compressed New Zealand Sphagnum from "Just Moss", Christchurch New Zealand was priced at 8.99 last year.I noticed some of it becoming slightly greenish after it was soaked and the weather became warm last summer. Beyond that, it didnt seem to be growing any.
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Post by kent on Jun 22, 2012 4:25:29 GMT -5
There is actually a Nursery where I live (Cannor) that sells VFT's after being potted in forest sphagnum moss. I didnt believe that they could survive for long in that kind of media but the lady in the nursery claimed that they will last until dormancy. She also said that they usually sell out all their flytraps in less than a week so I am rather sceptical. Anyway, I just had to see for myself, so I went down there to have a look. Yep, there they were doing just fine in their little pots containing long strands of live sphagnum. I was surprised to find that here was no burning on the stems and they seemed to be in good health. I asked why this was so and the lady said that the moss had almost no dirt or any other contamination because it was rainsoaked heavily before being scooped up from the ground. So Im now thinking that perhaps this genus of moss is similar to spagnum from the bog? Anyone have thoughts on this?
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Post by H2O on Jun 22, 2012 11:56:06 GMT -5
I don't know if New Zealand Sphagnum will grow here. I believe it could be sterilized prior to export. I bought mine from Cannor Nursery in Abbotsford. The (light tan coloured) 150 gram brick of compressed New Zealand Sphagnum from "Just Moss", Christchurch New Zealand was priced at 8.99 last year.I noticed some of it becoming slightly greenish after it was soaked and the weather became warm last summer. Beyond that, it didnt seem to be growing any. I think your confused by what people are looking for and what stores are selling. The Sphagnum that people sell in stores in 99.9% dead, there is very little chance of it ever coming back, the Sphagnum that morphman was looking for it the live stuff. People prefer New Zealand live Sphagnum because it prefers a milder climate year round, matching that of highland Nepenthes. Our local Sphagnum from North America needs a much cooler break during the winter and can die off after several years of no dormancy. There is actually a Nursery where I live (Cannor) that sells VFT's after being potted in forest sphagnum moss. What do you mean by forest sphagnum moss? I was surprised to find that here was no burning on the stems and they seemed to be in good health. Why were you surprised there wasn't burning? what would be causing this? |
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