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Pet Store Bedding moss?

17 years ago

I've been trying to look for dried sphagnum in nurseries around Phoenix and I can't find some! I can't buy it online as my mother wouldn't let me (I'm thirteen) : l. My last resort would be using bedding moss that I found at local pet stores. Would they be suitable for making a bedding layer for my Cape Sundews to grow in?

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hunterkiller03
17 years ago
No...

You can find dried Sphagnum moss at Lowes, sell them in cube shape packages. You can find them where they sell orchid supplies. Ask a sales clerk.
dethcheez
17 years ago
If you can find it, try to get New Zealand Moss, it's more of gold/yellow color then green...
Most orchid supply places should carry it...
Don't use the dry green "decorative" moss you normally find at hardware stores / nurseries...

Here is a link that might be useful: Moss
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