Spanish Moss

[ahosey01]

One of my kids grabbed a chunk of Spanish Moss from the ebony forest around the Rio Grande today.  I don't really have anywhere that is fully shaded that it could hang, except maybe on the fronds of my biggest Phoenix roebelenii.  I hung it there for now.  It will get some spray from the sprinklers a couple times a week.

Anything I need to know about growing these?  Or I just hang them?

[TropicsEnjoyer]

I’m pretty sure you just let them be. They love growing in oaks and i assume they only get water from rain/humidity. I actually put a little string of moss on my sylvester and it has grown a few inches within like only a few months. i think they’re fairly carefree

[Colin1110082]

You just kinda hang it in a spot that gets filtered sun. In the wild they grow in shady swamps but can tolerate full sun but I believe they do best in filtered. I don’t know if sprinkler would cause damage because when I water mine I don’t use the house water right away because the minerals can burn it a bit. I let the water sit out overnight to help disperse the minerals. Should be fine 

[VA Jeff]

I've tied them to branches to limit the birds from stealing them for nests