Tillandsia usneoides

Tillandsia usneoides
Tillandsia usneoides "thick form silver" (left) and "fine green" (right)

Spanish Moss

Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is neither a moss nor native to Spain. It belongs to the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae).

Tillandsia usneoides

Description
  1. Popular name(s): Spanish Moss
  2. Botanical name: Tillandsia usneoides
  3. Family: Bromeliaceae
  4. Origin: North America, Central America, South America
  5. Height: The shoots hanging down from tree branches can grow several meters long.
  6. USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Tillandsia usneoides

Tillandsia usneoides

Tillandsia usneoides

Categories: Indoor Plants |

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