Sphagnum moss is long fibered, fluffy and clean. One of nature"s most valuable gifts to gardeners. Absorbs and retains up to twenty times its weight in water, twice as much as a cellulose sponge. Invaluable for soilless gardening, transplanting, mulch and hanging basket filler. For soil mixes, it offers excellent root aeration. Also used for rooting bulbs, cuttings and swamp gardens. Long fibered sphagnum moss is not peat moss, but rather a perennial plant that grows wild in the central wisconsin sphagnum bogs. Mosser Lee"s sphagnum is a renewable resource growing back in the same bogs every 5-7 years, so using mosser lee"s long-fibered sphagnum does not destroy our precious wet lands. Available in 432-cubic inch size.