Tuesday, November 20, 2012

spanish moss/ bird nest


Been to M&M Nursery in October with family just to check for a particular plant 'Jhumki'   As my sister was shopping for cacti, I was looking around, just checking out the greenhouse they had setup, flower beds, garden accessories. Was amused particularly about the snake catcher stick. Never seen it before.

I got a couple of hibiscus varieties, knowing very well that I don't have any more space, was trying to 'control' myself by looking way and  this beautiful moss being hung by a hook attracted our attention.

Apparently this 'air plant' is called Spanish moss, it comes from south eastern United states, (Argentina, Hawaii.. even Australia)

[The plant consists of a slender stem bearing alternate thin, curved or curly, heavily scaled leaves 2–6 cm (0.79–2.4 in) long and 1 mm (0.039 in) broad, that grow vegetatively in chain-like fashion (pendant) to form hanging structures up to 6 m (240 in)[3] in length. The plant has no aerial roots [3] and its flowers are tiny and inconspicuous. It propagates both by seed and vegetatively by fragments that blow on the wind and stick to tree limbs, or are carried by birds as nesting material] -From Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_moss

I got these candle holder from IKEA, Paloalto a couple of years back. used it to hang this one in our car port. Check it out..


2 comments:

Nayana said...

Your garden is very beautiful...i Don't have lot of space but always want to add more plants.

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