What kind of plant is this?
Greg says this is Italian Strawflower, but I thought maybe it is Spanish Moss. Though it feels and looks sturdier than moss. Is it maybe another kind of airplant? flower">#ItalianStrawflower #SpanishMoss #AirPlant #SucculentSquad
4” pot
Last watered 3 years ago
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Best Answer
@Jeroen
Give indoor Spanish moss bright light and moisture. It's possible to grow Spanish moss indoors, as long as you mist it on a daily basis and put it under full-spectrum lighting or in a bright window.
Spanish moss care: Watering
So how do you water a plant that doesn’t grow in soil? Watering is the one complicated thing about Spanish moss care.
Well, you imitate a rain storm! The easiest way to keep your Spanish moss well-hydrated is to give it a quick soak when it’s gone completely dry. How often this will be depends on the humidity level in your home and the amount of sun it gets, but it’ll probably be once or twice a week.
Give indoor Spanish moss bright light and moisture. It's possible to grow Spanish moss indoors, as long as you mist it on a daily basis and put it under full-spectrum lighting or in a bright window.
Spanish moss care: Watering
So how do you water a plant that doesn’t grow in soil? Watering is the one complicated thing about Spanish moss care.
Well, you imitate a rain storm! The easiest way to keep your Spanish moss well-hydrated is to give it a quick soak when it’s gone completely dry. How often this will be depends on the humidity level in your home and the amount of sun it gets, but it’ll probably be once or twice a week.
@sarahsalith thanks, that really looks like it. I am also going to contact the owner of that plant to see where it came from. Thanks for your help
@sarahsalith yes, Spanish moss seems to be quite a generic term for quite a few sub-types of hanging Tillandsia. The native ones around here dangle from the limbs of Live Oak and Crepe Myrtle trees. The kind I have is different and clumps more, but each individual plant is still indistinguishable because they tangle together.