Spanish Moss: Low maintenance greenery for your living room


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No soil or pot needed. All Spanish moss needs is space. Photos: dpa

Hanging plants look great in rooms with high ceilings, and Spanish Moss – or, to give it it's Latin name, Tillandsia usneoides – is particularly easy to care for.

The good news is that Spanish moss is very low maintenance. The plants do not need soil or a pot because, as a species of bromeliad, they have virtually no roots.Spanish moss is so low maintenance you don't even need to water it. An occasional spray of moisture is enough.Spanish moss is so low maintenance you don't even need to water it. An occasional spray of moisture is enough.

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