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Recurved sphagnum

Sphagnum recurvum

Also called Recurved Peatmoss

Recurved sphagnum
Photo: Rigel7, CC BY-SA 3.0

Recurved sphagnum is a peat-forming moss that grows in wet, acidic bogs and fens across Eurasia and North America. It is kept in terrariums and bog gardens, and needs constantly moist, acidic conditions to thrive.

Family
Sphagnaceae (Sphagn family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep constantly wet; mist or stand the pot in a shallow tray of rainwater.
Soil
Live sphagnum moss medium or acidic peat; does not need soil nutrients.
Temperature
10–24 °C; avoid prolonged heat above 28 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic

About

Sphagnum recurvum is a species of moss belonging to the family Sphagnaceae.

It is native to Eurasia and America.

Other Sphagnum plants

Sphagnum · Sphagnum · Aongstroem's sphagnum · Austin's sphagnum · Plants · Sphagnum · Sphagnum · Low sphagnum · Contorted sphagnum · Toothed sphagnum · Sphagnum · Sphagnum falcatulum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sphagnum recurvum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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