Pogonia ophioglossoides by clark riley, baltimore

1. Be able to grow live Sphagnum. You need rain/distilled/reverse osmosis… ie good clean water. You can sprout Sphagnum by adding enough of the aforementioned water to dried, long-fibered Sphagnum in a zip-lock bag. and keeping it in moderate light - not direct sun. Pogonia grows by sending out a spaghetti-like network of roots/rhizomes. The leaves sprout from time to time along this tangle. The Sphagnum can fill the pot - I use aircone pots for what it's worth - or can be lain atop wet sand/perlite. Acidic, or at least low-mineral conditions are necessary. I never took the pH, but neither did I ever use any additives to alter the natural pH.
2. NEVER LET IT DRY OUT. It will die.
3. Lots of light! This is a bog plant, evolved to enjoy dawn to dusk sunlight.

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