Description
Tillandsia usneoides is a rootless, perennial epiphyte that typically wraps around and hangs from branches or slabs of bark of host trees. It has stringy gray stems with alternate thin, curved, or curly, heavily scaled leaves.
Family: Bromeliaceae | Genus: |
Common Name(s): Spanish moss, 'Old Mans Beard' | Mature Size: 6+ meters long |
Origin: Mexico, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Central America, South America, the Southern United States and West Indies. | Dormancy: |
Flower Colours: Yellow-green | Bloom Season: Rarely flowers |
Sun Exposure: Bright, filtered sunlight | Watering: Mist Once a Week |
Temperatures: 15 - 30 °C | Toxic: No |