M moss pole system
The pole, the anchor that keeps it upright, the dripper that waters it, and the pot it is sized for.
A pole bought on its own is a stick: it leans the moment the plant puts on weight, and it stays dry unless you mist it twice a day. This is the complete system in the middle size, the one that carries a Philodendron or a young Monstera for two years — a 40 cm crystal-clear D-pole, an M14 anchor that clips to the pot rim without drilling, an M2 dripper that keeps the moss damp on its own, and the 14 cm pot the anchor code calls for.
The codes already match, and that is precisely the part people get wrong buying the pieces separately: in the code the letter is the pole size and the number the pot diameter, so an M16 in a 14 cm pot would not hold.
What's in it
- D-shaped moss pole — crystal clear — M · 40 cm
- Moss pole anchor — M14 · M pole · Ø 14 pot
- Moss pole dripper — M2 · M pole · anchor-compatible
- Anti-spiralling aroid pot — Ø 14 × 16 cm · 1.25 L
How it goes together
- Choose the pole’s closing position BEFORE you fill it: the M has three, and the anchor clips onto the closed side. Opening it again with the moss inside means starting over.
- Fill it with damp moss pole mix, or with sphagnum rehydrated and wrung out: it takes 0.6–1 litre, or 20–35 grams of dry sphagnum. Compact it lightly — it has to stay airy, not turn into a brick.
- Clip the anchor onto the rim of the 14 cm pot — nothing is drilled and nothing is glued — and slot the pole into place before the plant goes in.
- Pot up, and tie the stems to the pole with soft tape: the tie is only needed until the aerial roots grab on by themselves.
- Sit the M2 dripper on top. From there the water runs down inside the pole and keeps it damp without misting twice a day.
- Aerial roots should be laid against the moss, not forced into it: they go in on their own within two or three weeks.
What else you need
- The filling for the pole, which is not in the box: an M pole takes 0.6–1 litre. An 8.5 L bag fills about ten of them, which is why we do not put one inside the bundle. — Moss pole mix 8.5 L 8.5 L bag €24.95
- Or sphagnum, 20–35 g dry per pole. It holds more and the roots grab it better, but it has to be rehydrated and wrung out every time. — Chilean long-fibre sphagnum 300 g 300 g pack €24.95
- The substrate for the pot: a Ø 14 takes about 1.2 litres. — Premium aroid mix 8.5 L Essential · 8.5 L €19.95
- Soft tape for tying, and a saucer: neither is included, and we sell neither.