Difference between revisions of "Tillandsia usneoides"

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|habit=bromeliad
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|flowers=blue, purple
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Revision as of 18:53, 21 April 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bromeliad

Height: 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: 4 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: shade
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
Flower features: blue, purple
Scientific Names

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Spanish moss at the Mcbryde Garden in hawaii


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names



Read about Tillandsia usneoides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Tillandsia usneoides, Linn. Spanish, Florida, or Long Moss. Whole plant hoary-gray, hanging from trees, the sts. very slender and often several feet long: lvs. scattered, narrow-linear, 1-3 in. long: fls. solitary in the lf.-axils, small and not showy, the petals yellow and reflexed at the end. Trop. Amer. and in the U. S. from Texas to Fla. and E. Va.; extends southward to S. Brazil. —This is one of the most characteristic plants of our southern regions. In moist regions it gives a most weird aspect to the forests. It is used as a packing material, and also, when specially prepared, for upholstery. It is rarely cult., although it is not uncommon in greenhouses, being hung on branches and beams; but it must be renewed frequently. The plant is named for its resemblance to the lichen Usnea. CH


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