Interesting facts about Iceland moss
Our Icelandic mosses come from sustainable EU harvest
Close to the Arctic Circle is the home of the Iceland mosses
Islandmoose bilden sich unter Extrembedingungen.
Im Winter ist der Boden bei Temperaturen bis -30 °C circa 6 Monate mit Schnee und Eis bedeckt.
Nur im Sommer bei +20 °C und einer gewissen Feuchtigkeit können die Moose in den wenigen Monaten ohne Dunkelheit an ihrem Standort überhaupt wachsen.
We harvest Icelandic moss 100% sustainably
Iceland moss, also known as reindeer moss or Cladonia stellaris, are living organisms with complex functions whose populations are important for the ecosystems of the Nordic forests in the Arctic Circle zone.
With respect for nature, the mosses are harvested exclusively in compliance with EU regulations. The harvest is carried out carefully by hand in circular containers so that the mosses grow back over a period of about 3-5 years.
After the moss harvest, the natural properties remain
After the moss is harvested, growth stops because the active ingredients from the soil and the environment are missing.
Harvested moss is comparable to felled wood. The materials retain their natural properties after harvesting and are durable if treated appropriately. Iceland moss does not require any care to be preserved over the long term.
Out of love for the environment, we do not use Bollmoos!
Bollmoos is also known as hill moss, ball moss, pillow moss or cushion moss.
Boll moss grows for 10-15 years before it is suitable for use in moss pictures or moss walls. In Europe, certain types of boll moss are on the list of endangered species and may not be picked. Almost all boll moss offered in Germany comes from Russia or Ukraine. The sale of boll moss in Germany is legal.
In addition to the environmental aspects, boll mosses, like other very short-fibered forest mosses or plate mosses, have almost no storage capacity for air humidity and therefore almost no effect on the room humidity, the fine particle concentration and the aerosol content in the room air.
To design boll and flat mosses
In order to be able to use it anyway, we manufacture it in our factory from the roots of the Iceland moss