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  • But the two sentences that most interest me, are, that in the damp forests of Carolina, the Tillandsia, which is an

    Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859

  • Anne Nigrelli A living 'kissing ball' in flower made from Tillandsia ionantha.

    Nontraditional Holiday Decor 2011

  • Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides, is beardlike and prolific here.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • It's called an "air plant"—or Tillandsia—a family of plants that has seen a resurgence in popularity in the past couple of years as a home décor item tucked into glass cubes or candle holders, says Mike Salvi , owner of Russell's Bromeliads, a Clermont, Fla., grower and distributor of the plants.

    Greenery, With Hints of the Forest and Desert Anne Marie Chaker 2011

  • Tillandsia is an epiphyte, a plant that derives its nutrients not from where it is planted but from the air.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • Logee's Greenhouses Tillandsia has seen a resurgence in popularity in the past couple of years as a home décor item tucked into glass cubes or candle holders, says Mike Salvi, owner of Russell's Bromeliads, a Clermont, Fla., grower and distributor of the plants.

    Nontraditional Holiday Decor 2011

  • Tillandsia is an epiphyte, a plant that derives its nutrients not from where it is planted but from the air.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • Nontraditional Holiday Decor Logee's Greenhouses A living 'kissing ball' in flower made from Tillandsia ionantha.

    Greenery, With Hints of the Forest and Desert Anne Marie Chaker 2011

  • Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides, is beardlike and prolific here.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • This is not a true moss at all, but rather a bromeliad, Tillandsia usneiodes, that favors these branches from which to view the world.

    Cherry Mash-Mish Monday « Fairegarden 2010

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