Mazhar Botanic Garden

Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L.

Spanish moss Air plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000536
English name: Spanish moss, Air plant
Arabic name: اسبانيش موس
Native: Mexico, Central America, South America
Country: Mexico United States
(PGR): Very rare

weeping silver  leaves that dangle down from old or dead trees

The water should be more on the acidic side To encourage the plant to turn green and retain its gray color, it should be watered from the water saucer It needs about two to three watering's a week

Epiphytic plants, doesn’t actually need soil 

Ornamental plant in green house.  It can be used as mulch, a packing material, insulation or for arts and crafts

Tillandsia crinita Willd Ex beer

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Water Sources: Humidity
Climates: Hot climates
Lights: Sheltered shade
Propagation: All you have to do is separate groups of strands. Each one will keep growing, eventually forming dense mats of its own. You can grow Spanish moss from seed as well, although this is something for the more dedicated hobbyist
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 8b : 11a

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