Spanish moss is a symbol of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Here’s what to know about the plant’s historical significance and ...

Spanish moss is shrouded in mystery. "It has no roots, is it alive?" "Where does it get its food from?" and "Does it even grow?" are all questions we are frequently asked at Walworth Garden. If you’re ...

Richard Evans is the agriculture and natural resources agent for Bryan/Liberty County Cooperative Extension. Reach him at 912-653-2231 or [email protected] (Bryan ...

Q. Mobile, Charleston and New Orleans are noted for their magnificent live oak trees, many of which have Spanish moss hanging from their limbs. I have several questions about this gray plant. (1) How ...

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 ...

Iconic, historic, mysterious, romantic even, and often misunderstood, Spanish moss really is not a moss at all. It is in truth an epiphyte. That is, it is a plant that grows on other plants, but it is ...

FLORAL CITY | Dawn Klug apparently loves Spanish moss more than anyone in Florida, if not the world. She lives in rural Citrus County, where Spanish moss hangs from every oak tree like Pa Kettle's ...

An image of Spanish moss draping from the trees often reminds people of sultry summer days in the South. Prettier than kudzu, less formal than a palm tree, it is a symbol of nature at its most relaxed ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – It’s almost impossible to think of the bayou state without having at least one vision of Spanish moss hanging from the outstretched, arthritic limbs of an aged live oak ...

Perhaps you’ve gazed up at Sunshine State trees and noticed long, curly strands of organic material dangling and swaying in the breeze. Maybe you’ve wondered, “What are those scraggly strings?” Or ...