Remove Moss(?) from Sarracenia x catesbaei?

[TENroaches]

I bought these yesterday at a local nursery, and the 4" pots have all this growth around them. The plants seem healthy, but I was wondering if I should remove all this excess plantlife around them...

 

[Alexis]

I can't see the photo, but the moss won't do any harm. Feel free to remove it for aesthetic reasons though.

 

[TENroaches]

Hmmm. I wonder if I did something wrong with the picture. The link is here.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_b3W_mSLFpoE/SigSCiaCMwI/AAAAAAAAAHI/zGOSpyXb53s/IMG_2979.JPG

Not sure if it's really moss or what.

 

[Wolfn]

Hmmm. I wonder if I did something wrong with the picture. The link is here.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_b3W_mSLFpoE/SigSCiaCMwI/AAAAAAAAAHI/zGOSpyXb53s/IMG_2979.JPG

Not sure if it's really moss or what.

That link doesn't work either

 

[SpyCspider]

i see both pics clearly. I got the same type of moss (not sphagnum) in mine too. Plant looks healthy so it's up to you.

 

[Clue]

 

[TENroaches]

Maybe the size has something to do with why some people can't see it.

Here's a smaller version:

 

[DrWurm]

I see the picture. Would it be possible to get a shot of the pitchers too?

That moss is rather common. It doesn't do any damage. It's up to you whether or not to remove it.

Jason

 

[TENroaches]

I see the picture. Would it be possible to get a shot of the pitchers too?

Sure thing!

All I have right now is this overhead one, since I was going for getting a picture of the moss.

 

[lambdlth]

On the note that this moss is not sphagnum and is common...what is it? I always thought this was the beginning of sphagnum. It is in all my pots, and I leave it be.

 

[BigBella]

That moss is all too common, a nuisance and cosmetic issue, and is unlikely to affect your plants in any way. By summer's end, I manage to collect half the grass species in Northern California. You're far better off with that moss . . .

 

[joossa]

I get that moss too, usually in the wettest pots. I actually save the moss during repots and apply it as a top layer for the pots afterwards. It makes a great contrast to dark colored pitchers.

 

[seedjar]

It won't harm Sarracenia at all. It can choke smaller, slow-growing plants (such as dormant temperate sundews) though, so you may want to keep it from colonizing the pots of your other plants. (I nearly lost D. anglica to a similar moss - it's grown in thick enough that when I try to remove it I end up tearing up the one remaining anglica plantlet.)
Otherwise, that looks like a nice find - a little underlit but the rhizome seems large and the pitchers vigorous. It'll look really good after a month or so under the sun.
~Joe

 

[TENroaches]

That's good news. If it's not harmful, I think I'll keep it there, because I kind of like how it looks. Makes it look more like wildlife and not a houseplant.

 

[Clue]

It's just carpet moss. If you don't like it, it dies in low humidity and less boggy conditions.