Spanish Moss Care

Proper watering is the only tricky point in caring for this unusual plant. However, everything is clear here because you only need to simulate rain, so soak your Tillandsia usneoides in water for a few minutes. The plant must dry completely between waterings.

You can prune the plant to form a good shape, but don't do it too often as it grows slowly.

Use special fertilizers for air plants. If you have an aquarium, your Spanish Moss is in luck because you can soak it in this water, where the plant will receive additional nutrients.

In nature, Spanish Moss grows in the crowns of trees or under them, so this plant is not used to direct sun. That is why the best place for him will be any windowsill, except for the Southern one.

By identification, this is an air plant, so you won't need any soil mix.

You can try growing Tillandsia usneoides from seed, but this process takes longer. A much simpler way is to separate groups of strands. Each group will continue to grow further.

Tillandsia usneoides is not very capricious about the temperature regime and grows perfectly in room conditions. However, try to keep the room temperature below 22ºF (-5ºC).

Good news — this air plant does not need a pot at all, so you can place it in your interior on any stand and shelf, depending on your preferences.

Native Americans call it "itla-okla" which means 'tree hair'.