Does anyone want any ball moss?

MrBrongher · 12-23-2012, 12:21 AM

I'm going to Austin for Christmas, this stuff is everywhere and I'm going to bring back some to put in terrariums or just in glassware. Assuming the air lines don't take it away (my transporting it is perfectly legal but they might not know that) I'd be happy to grab some for other forumites, so chime in if you'd like some.

It scientific name is tillandsia recurvata.

**jimmytruong87** · 12-23-2012, 02:08 AM

what is that?

AVN · 12-23-2012, 02:11 AM

I want some, it looks cool.

jellie · 12-23-2012, 02:23 AM

It's cute! But I'm horrible with tils T_T

VivaDaWolf · 12-23-2012, 02:34 AM

I think...I bought like 4 airplants and they um, disappeared one day..maybe they died and my family threw em out or they resemble dead plants so much that they threw em out

...

Id love some :\

MrBrongher · 12-23-2012, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jimmytruong87

what is that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillandsia_recurvata

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Originally Posted by AVN

I want some, it looks cool.

You got it.

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Originally Posted by jellie

It's cute! But I'm horrible with tils T_T

Try anyway. It will literally be lying on the ground all around me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by VivaDaWolf

I think...I bought like 4 airplants and they um, disappeared one day..maybe they died and my family threw em out or they resemble dead plants so much that they threw em out

...

Id love some :\

And you got it. Did a cat eat them? Do you have a cat?

jellie · 12-23-2012, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBrongher

Did a cat eat them? Do you have a cat?

Really?

VivaDaWolf · 12-23-2012, 03:10 AM

Lmao..I dont.. they were..sitting by a window. In a little cup. ..shrug..

mgood · 12-23-2012, 03:26 AM

If memory serves me correctly, that is actually a fungus. You're right, in parts of the country it will cover a tree in no time-- other parts, people have never seen them.

This is the "air plant" I don't remember it's proper care, but when I was young I harvested a lot, bought some small pots and made a fortune on a family trip out of state.

MrBrongher · 12-23-2012, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by mgood

If memory serves me correctly, that is actually a fungus. You're right, in parts of the country it will cover a tree in no time-- other parts, people have never seen them.

This is the "air plant" I don't remember it's proper care, but when I was young I harvested a lot, bought some small pots and made a fortune on a family trip out of state.

Sorry, no, it's a flowering plant, not a fungus. They like humidity, indirect sun, which is still pretty high light and I've read they like air movement, which can be a pain in a cage if you want to keep up the humidity, but I'll have enough to experiment with.

xev11 · 12-23-2012, 06:48 AM

I'd love to try a few in different situations

**Rob in Puyallup** · 12-23-2012, 07:38 AM

They are fun plants, related to pineapples, a member of the bromeliad family. Great companions to many orchids.

I'd love a couple if you come back with enough!

(I collected some in Florida about 10 years ago. Had some "red bugs" (a Floridian name, perhaps), that needed to be rinsed off.)

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chibikaie · 12-23-2012, 12:24 PM

Oh, wow! Those look really interesting. I'd like to give one to my mom, as she's really into plants. May I? I'll have to figure out a good setup for it. Perhaps perched on driftwood in a large clear container, watered a couple times a week from the fish tank ...

aokashi · 12-23-2012, 07:54 PM

Id love to steal one off you! oO wouldnt know how to induce airflow though XD so I guess I'll be experimenting as well :3

**herns** · 12-23-2012, 08:16 PM

I think that's an air plant.they just grow by hanging. I have them many years ago and I just water them with hose outdoors.I like to grow them with orchid
s before.

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12-23-2012, 12:21 AM	#1
MrBrongher Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 185	Does anyone want any ball moss? I'm going to Austin for Christmas, this stuff is everywhere and I'm going to bring back some to put in terrariums or just in glassware. Assuming the air lines don't take it away (my transporting it is perfectly legal but they might not know that) I'd be happy to grab some for other forumites, so chime in if you'd like some. It scientific name is tillandsia recurvata.

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mgood Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 23	If memory serves me correctly, that is actually a fungus. You're right, in parts of the country it will cover a tree in no time-- other parts, people have never seen them. This is the "air plant" I don't remember it's proper care, but when I was young I harvested a lot, bought some small pots and made a fortune on a family trip out of state. __________________ "It's not what you buy, it's what you build" -Unknown 29G, Eheim 2232 X2, DIY CO2

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VivaDaWolf Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 742	Lmao..I dont.. they were..sitting by a window. In a little cup. ..shrug..

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Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,273	They are fun plants, related to pineapples, a member of the bromeliad family. Great companions to many orchids. I'd love a couple if you come back with enough! (I collected some in Florida about 10 years ago. Had some "red bugs" (a Floridian name, perhaps), that needed to be rinsed off.) Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

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chibikaie Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 512	Oh, wow! Those look really interesting. I'd like to give one to my mom, as she's really into plants. May I? I'll have to figure out a good setup for it. Perhaps perched on driftwood in a large clear container, watered a couple times a week from the fish tank ...

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herns Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (168/100%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,525	I think that's an air plant.they just grow by hanging. I have them many years ago and I just water them with hose outdoors.I like to grow them with orchid s before. Sent from Android-powered device using Tapatalk2 __________________ "No CO2/poor CO2 & high light/ ferts = great way to grow algae" - Tom Barr

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