By plantladylin on Sep 8, 2011 5:28 PM, concerning plant: Giant Air Plant (Tillandsia utriculata) Tillandsia utriculata is native to Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, and the United States. The Giant Air Plant is the largest in the Bromeliaceae family, with some specimens reaching 3 feet in height with a spread of almost 3 feet. The foliage is silver/gray in color and the small, inconspicuous pale-yellow blooms are borne on 3 to 4 foot long spikes. It is found in the U.S. from Central Florida southward through the Florida Keys. Like other Bromeliads, it is an epiphyte, using the tree as its host and receiving nutrition from leaf litter and moisture from rain. Tillandsia utriculata is a threatened species due to overcollecting as well as habitat destruction in central and south Florida. It is also listed on the Florida endangered species list due to destruction by the Mexican Bromeliad Weevil. [ | 4 replies ] |
By plantladylin on Sep 8, 2011 4:21 PM, concerning plant: Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) "Spanish Moss" is a common sight in the deep south. It is an epiphyte that uses the Southern Live Oak, Bald Cypress, and other trees as its host. The plant has thin stems with alternate, curved, curling, heavily scaled leaves. It grows in a chainlike manner, seeming to "drip" from the trees. Being epiphytic, it does not take nutrients from its host tree but rather absorbs nutrients from air and rainfall. Tillandsia usneoides rarely kills the tree it is attached to, but it blocks light to the tree's leaves, reducing the growth rate of its host. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By plantladylin on Sep 8, 2011 3:55 PM, concerning plant: Ball Moss (Tillandsia recurvata) "Ball Moss" is commonly seen attached to trees in the deep south. It is not parasitic as some believe, deriving only physical support from the host plant that it clings to. It can hinder tree growth by competing for light and nutrients and restricting surface area for new branch formation but doesn't usually affect a healthy host plant. Ball Moss photosynthesizes its own food, receiving water from rain and nitrogen from bacteria. The blooms are rather bland but interesting. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By KeystoneCrossroads on Apr 12, 2011 12:56 PM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Keystone Summer Solstice') KEYSTONE SUMMER SOLSTICE (Jesberger 2007) [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 12, 2010 2:04 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Black Arrowhead') Fertile Both ways in my garden. Reblooms too. [ | 2 replies ] |
By kimkats on Dec 12, 2010 2:22 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Brer Rabbit's Baby') Pod fertile for me this year. Did not try pollen. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 14, 2010 3:02 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Don Diego') HOT intense orange with a light orange halo & yellow Throat. Lights up the garden. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By KeystoneCrossroads on Apr 12, 2011 1:00 PM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Keystone Harvest Moon') Keystone Harvest Moon (2004) [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By KeystoneCrossroads on Apr 12, 2011 12:57 PM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Pennsylvania Bucktails') Pennsylvania Bucktails (2002) [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 12, 2010 2:12 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Black Eyed Stella') Heavy bloom with good rebloom. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 12, 2010 2:31 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Brookwood Black Kitten') New to my garden and already a favorite. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 12, 2010 2:39 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Carlee Longman') Bright hot Orange blooms, with a red-orange eye. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 14, 2010 2:28 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Chinese Pavilion') Pod fertile for me, I have not tried pollen, and fast increase. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 14, 2010 3:19 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Evening Enchantment') Very pod Fertile for me. I haven't used the pollen. [ | Reply to this comment ] |
By kimkats on Dec 12, 2010 2:26 AM, concerning plant: Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret') An oldie but a goodie. It's one of the last to bloom in my garden. [ | Reply to this comment ] |