Tillandsia usneoides
Spanish moss, Old man's beard, Black moss, Florida moss, Hanging moss, Long beard, Long moss, New Orleans moss, Southern moss, Tree beard, Vegetable hair, Grey moss, Gray moss
Tillandsia Tillandsia
T. usneoides - T. usneoides is a tender, pendent, epiphytic perennial with rootless, branching, wiry stems bearing cylindrical, grey-green leaves and, in late spring or autumn, tubular, yellow-green or pale blue flowers with silvery-grey bracts.
Tillandsia usneoides is: Evergreen
Pendulous
Yellow-green, Pale-blue in Spring; Yellow-green, Pale-blue in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite , Red spider mite (box and other) Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite , Red spider mite (box and other)
Generally disease free.
No pruning required.
Detach offsets in spring and attach to bark slabs. Sow seed at 27C in spring on to bundles of conifer twigs or sphagnum moss. Mist seeds and offsets daily.
Offsets, Seed
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Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Low Maintenance, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow epiphyticallly in bright, indirect light with moderate to high humidity. Mist daily with rainwater & apply a 1/4-strength, low-nitrogen liquid fertiliser monthly. Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in a tree in moist, partial shade.
Partial Shade
East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Tillandsia usneoides
Spanish moss, Old man's beard, Black moss, Florida moss, Hanging moss, Long beard, Long moss, New Orleans moss, Southern moss, Tree beard, Vegetable hair, Grey moss, Gray moss
Tillandsia Tillandsia
T. usneoides - T. usneoides is a tender, pendent, epiphytic perennial with rootless, branching, wiry stems bearing cylindrical, grey-green leaves and, in late spring or autumn, tubular, yellow-green or pale blue flowers with silvery-grey bracts.
Evergreen
Pendulous
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Yellow-green, Pale-blue in Spring; Yellow-green, Pale-blue in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite , Red spider mite (box and other)
Generally disease free.
No pruning required.
Detach offsets in spring and attach to bark slabs. Sow seed at 27C in spring on to bundles of conifer twigs or sphagnum moss. Mist seeds and offsets daily.
Offsets, Seed
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Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Low Maintenance, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow epiphyticallly in bright, indirect light with moderate to high humidity. Mist daily with rainwater & apply a 1/4-strength, low-nitrogen liquid fertiliser monthly. Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in a tree in moist, partial shade.
Partial Shade
East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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