porkpal said:Unless I am mistaken, it even grows on utility wires here. I brought one in and put it on the Xmas tree. It is now perched on a bookshelf, blooming (?) and happy with no care.
You are probably correct. There's an amazing photo of it growing on utility wires on the Wikipedia entry for Tillandsia recurvata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . I haven't seen it like that!!
The Wiki entry says it is sensitive to cold, which may be why I never see it in my part of Texas. It also says it likes still air, always something in short supply here :). I'm afraid the birds are going to pull it all off and use it for nesting material. They always steal a lot of the coconut fiber to use. Sometimes I have to replace one because they pull too much and the potting soil starts escaping.
