Orchids

Using Sphagnum Moss for Growing Orchids

Growing orchids can be a tricky business. Most orchids are epiphyts, meaning they grow on other plants instead of in the ground in soil. And the other types of orchids (including terrestrial orchids (or ground orchids), and lithophytes (growing on rocks)), also don’t grow in soil. So they need different media to grow in. Their roots require air around them and they get moisture and nutrients by sucking up water from the atmosphere, or they spread their roots over the surface they are growing on and collect water as it trickles down.

Orchids grow naturally in moss, and Sphagnum Moss is an excellent growing media. Besgrow Spagmoss is proven for over 30 years as an outstanding media to grow many varieties of orchids in. Whether your orchid is very young or well established in a large pot, we have a variety of grades of moss with different length of strand and colour to perfectly suit your expectations and your Orchid’s demands.

Our technical experts have developed detailed growing guides for many popular orchid species. Click on the individual species to access the tailored growing guide.

Bulbophyllum orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Bulbophyllum

Cattleya orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Cattleya

Cymbidium orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Cymbidium

Dendrobium orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Dendrobium

Disa orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Disa

Epidendrum orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Epidendrum

Masdevallia orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Masdevallia

Miltoniopsis orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Miltoniopsis

Odontoglossum orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Odontoglossum

Phalenopsis orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Phalaenopsis

Vanda orchid growing guide with Orchiata

Vanda

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Zygopetalum