Air-Pot® saves endangered moss
Conservation of Scotland’s rarest moss boosted by Air-Pot® innovation
The team at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has been able to successfully cultivate one of Scotland’s rarest mosses – the Round‑leaved Bryum – using Air-Pot containers; as they allow precise water management and oxygenation.
Rebecca Drew Galloway, Scottish Native Plant Conservation Horticulturist at RBGE says: “Working with Air-Pot® has proved a brilliant breakthrough for us. Its aerating design can replicate complex natural habitats and support propagation of species previously considered almost impossible to grow other than in the wild.” The moss, historically confined to the muddy edge of a single reservoir, required conditions of sandy mud with variable water submergence.
Adjustable base system
RBGE horticulturists and conservationists, in collaboration with NatureScot and Scottish Water, needed to determine precise tolerances for moisture and depth – work made possible by the Air-Pot® container’s adjustable base, which allowed fine control of water levels without compromising stability.
Rebecca adds: “Air-Pot® modularity lets us manipulate conditions for species that have never been cultivated before. For Round‑leaved Bryum, the ability to raise or lower the base and maintain oxygenation was critical.”
