Tag: Spanish moss

Spanish Moss, a new episode from Your Central Florida Yard podcast

by Anne Yasalonis
January 22, 2024

Spanish moss: creepy or cool? What comes to mind when you think of a southern landscape? Large, graceful oaks draped oh-so-perfectly with Spanish moss? Spanish moss is a quintessential part of our landscapes “down south” and it is often ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Native Plants, Podcast, Polk County, Polkgardening, Polkmg, Spanish Moss, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Wildlife, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Spanish Moss, Ball Moss, and Lichens are Harmless Air Plants

by Michelle Atkinson
July 12, 2018

Epiphytes are “air” plants, including moss, that survive on moisture and nutrients in the atmosphere. Several epiphytic plants, like Spanish moss, ball moss, and lichen, are common to the Florida landscape and the southeast United States. ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Air Plant, Invasive Moss, ProHort, Spanish Moss

Spanish Moss Is Related to Pineapples

by Darryl Palmer
December 18, 2017

Epiphyte or Parasite Spanish moss is an air plant or epiphyte. These plants can pull moisture from the air. Pineapples could also survive on trees, but for ease of harvesting they are grown in the ground. They both thrive in humid areas and ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: North Florida, Pineapple, Spanish Moss, Tillandsia

Q: I recently read that Spanish moss and pineapples share the same plant family Bromeliacae. What characteristics put them in the same family?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 20, 2017

Q: I recently read that Spanish moss and pineapples share the same plant family Bromeliacae. The two plants look so different! Can you tell me what characteristics put them in the same family? A: Wow, you have posed a very interesting but difficult ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Pineapples, Spanish Moss

What do pineapples have in common with Spanish moss?

by Theresa Badurek
March 21, 2014

Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension and Bob Albanese, Pinellas County Extension Horticulture Program Assistant Bromeliads are a great drought tolerant addition to a shady landscape with some protection from frost ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Bromeliads, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Landscaping, Pineapple, Shade, Shade Garden, Spanish Moss, Tropical Plants

Spanish Moss

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 21, 2013

SPANISH MOSS – A SOUTHERN TREASURE Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat June 21, 2013, Release for Tallahassee Democrat Photo by Taylor Vandiver Leon County Extension Agent By Sam Hand One of the most visible signs of our local ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: April-June 2013, Moss, Spanish Moss, Trees

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