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Tillandsia usneoides


Spanish Moss




Origin:  Mexico, Chile and Argentina.
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Tillandsia
Species
usneoides
Category
Perennials, Tropicals
USDA Hardiness Zone
12
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cool season preotection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H1b
Temperature (°C)
15
Temperature (°F)
55
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
A plant that hangs over tree branches, cliffs, sharp rocks and urban edges like telephone poles lines, roofs and balconies.
Landscape
Hanging over railings, trees, poles.
Cultivation
Keep consistently moist and ventilated on the surface that the plant is growing atop.
Shape
Drooping.
Growth
Medium
Pests
None known.
Habitat
Trees, cliffs, sharp rocky edges.
Leaf Description
Silverfish festoons up to 30 cm long that droop over the surface that the plant is growing atop.
Colour Description
Silvery white festoons.
Texture Description
Coarse.
Notable Specimens
Muttart Conservatory, Edmondton, Alberta, Canada.
Propagation
Division.
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