Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #86, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Deb: You sure are a true plant caretaker, great growing! I agree that your rescue plant is Stromanthe singuinea 'Tricolor': http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59470/ I see them in garden centers here during spring and summer .. I've never been able to keep one alive for very long.

Did you treat the Spanish Moss before bringing it in the house? It sometimes harbors mites, chiggers and other creepy crawlies!

Tillandsia usneoides ("Spanish Moss", "Florida Moss", "GrayBeard"):

http://www.floridata.com/ref/t/till_usn.cfm

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2060/

That stuff is tough and should survive fine, and in the spring when the rains come you can put it outside for a nice shower or just give it a good spray with the garden hose. It's green in color when wet, and will stay gray when it's dried out. Spanish Moss is very common all over the southeast U.S. It's growing all over a Scrub Oak in my neighbors yard ... they don't seem to like it and are always pulling it off the tree. A lot of people think it's ratty looking but I've always loved it!