Spanish Moss: Low maintenance greenery for your living room

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.

And, because it absorbs moisture directly from the air, it requires no watering – it's enough to simply spray it with water twice a week.

However you will have to make sure you put it in the right place, experts say. Spanish moss plants need a bright spot, but cannot tolerate direct sunlight. They also need enough space to hang down freely. – dpa