A common use of sphagnum moss is for seed starting or as a growing medium for succulents and orchids—any plants where a light ...

Newly purchased orchids are often planted with sphagnum moss, which absorbs and holds water ... soak it in water for a few minutes to soften the tissues as dried-out roots can snap.

Researchers measured post-restoration Sphagnum moss layer growth on 18 peatland sites in Finland 10 years after restoration. According to the study, a thick Sphagnum moss layer forms rapidly during ...

The peat that makes up this moorland burns really well, so for a long time people have cut it, dried it ... Plants like sphagnum moss and others have adapted so that they can grow in these ...