#epiphytes
Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is such a gorgeous addition to any vertical space and the best thing is that you don’t need soil or a pot.
This is an epiphyte, which means they grow on tree trucks or any surface that provides nutrients from the moisture, water and or air or the surface itself (like the tree trunks).
I’ve propagated twice now and they are all growing. I keep them in our shower as they get filtered light and humidity from our hot showers.
Questions? Ask them away?
Happy Lunar Year! 祝大家新年快樂！虎年大吉!
Plants on plants on plants in the lowland tropics of Central America.
#plants #aroids #CostaRica #botany #nature #ecology #biodiversity #forest #foresthealth #rainforest #epiphytes #liverworts #understory #leaves #roots
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Acianthera pantasmi is such a wonderful Central American orchid. It amazes me that such tiny flowers are produced by such a robust plant. Thats Pleurothallids for ya!
#orchids #orchidaceae #biodiversity #epiphytes #CostaRica #CentralAmerica #botany #botanizing #botanical #ecology #naturephotography #ants #plantoftheday #plants #rainforest
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