Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoidesnative · Central Texas
Spanish Moss is a vine native to Central Texas that grows 10 ft tall. It wants shade and medium water. Blooms white in late summer. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Vine
- Sun
- Shade (0–2 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 10 ft
- Bloom
- Late Summer · white
- Foliage
- Evergreen
Where it grows
840 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.