The Sphagnum platyphyllum is a species which plants are smaller than the other species. It grows in small peat bogs and temporary ponds at the base of the grasses stems. It tolerates well different levels of brightness, even though it grows faster in the shade. The humidity is not a problem for this species that in nature spends weeks with low levels of humidity of the substrate, stopping the growth, and going back to vital as soon as the water level rises. t has a particularly slow-growth and it will hardly form dense "carpets". When it is exposed to direct sun it becomes brown/dark green. It prefers a not too nutrient-poor soil. It is suitable for the cultivation with small slow-growth plants.

Notice: The identification of the sphagnum species of this site is not 100% certain, because it has not yet been possible to make genetic analysis, but only morphological. For this reason, the identification of some species may be subject to changes due to new and more accurate analysis. When the identification of an already distributed clone is changed, the species name is changed, but the clone code remains the original one. For this reason, it is important to keep a record of the clone codes in your collection.