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Spanish Moss (Tillandsia Usneoides)

Tillandsia Usneoides, or more commonly know as Spanish Moss, is a forb/herb vine with white-gray foliage and white flowers of the genus Tillandsia. It has a slow growth rate. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late summer, is tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Tillandsia Usneoides or Spanish Moss‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

       

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Spanish Moss (Tillandsia Usneoides)
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Spanish Moss (Tillandsia Usneoides) Native Growing Regions

Native States for Spanish Moss (Tillandsia Usneoides)
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Spanish Moss (Tillandsia Usneoides) Information

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Tillandsia
  • Family: Bromeliaceae
  • Order: Bromeliales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb Vine
  • Native Status: L48 (N) PR (N) VI (N)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • Allelopath: No
  • C:N Ratio: Low
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: Yes
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: White
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: White-Gray
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Dense
  • Foliage Texture: Fine
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Black
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Multiple Stem
  • Growth Rate: Slow
  • Leaf Retention: Yes
  • Lifespan: Moderate
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: No
  • Shape and Orientation: Irregular
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: No
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: None
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: None
  • Cold Stratification Required: No
  • Drought Tolerance: None
  • Fertility Requirement: Low
  • Fire Tolerance: None
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 300
  • Moisture Use: Medium
  • pH (Minimum): 6
  • pH (Maximum): 6.9
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 3450
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 7000
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 40
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 75
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 10
  • Salinity Tolerance: None
  • Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): 22
  • Bloom Period: Late Summer
  • Commercial Availability: No Known Source
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Fall
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Winter
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: No
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: No
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 1200000
  • Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
  • Seedling Vigor: Medium
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

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