2023 Monday — Air plant

Of course everyone who is reading this, except me, knows “The term ‘air plant’ refers to any of roughly 500 different species of flowering perennial plants in the Tillandsia genus, part of the Bromeliad family. They require no soil for their roots. Instead, they extract moisture from the air. Plants of this type are known as epiphytes, including Spanish moss.” My little plant is a Tillandsia Ionantha.

I am fascinated by these plants. I guess I first saw one, actually many, when we left California headed to Florida in June of 1963. The trees were filled with Tillandsia, Spanish moss. My grandparents (my stepdad’s parents) lived in St. Petersburg, near Tampa Bay and the trees were beautiful with moss.

So while Mr. Fun grows poppies, yarrow, pansies, and creeping rosemary, I’m growing air plants. Our opposites are extreme.

From California’s Central Coast
in Cayucos,
Rosie (& Mr. Fun), aka Carol
and Chloe & Mitzi too!