Live Spanish Moss - Tillandsia usneoides

Live Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) – Natural Elegance for Terrariums, Vivariums & Home Décor

Bring a touch of wild, draping beauty to your setup with Live Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides). This iconic air plant is more than just decorative—it's a versatile, living element that adds texture, movement, and a sense of natural realism to terrariums, bioactive enclosures, and botanical displays. Whether you're building a lush frog tank, a moody forest-themed vivarium, or an organic display piece, Spanish moss brings soft, cascading charm that feels straight out of the swampy south.

As a true epiphyte, Spanish moss doesn’t need soil. It absorbs water and nutrients through its delicate, silvery strands, making it perfect for mounting on branches, cork bark, or hanging from canopy structures. It thrives in high humidity and bright, indirect light, and only needs regular misting to stay healthy. That makes it an easy-care favorite for both hobbyists and professional keepers alike.

Spanish moss isn’t just beautiful—it’s also functional. In bioactive setups, it creates microhabitats for isopods, springtails, and small reptiles or amphibians to hide, rest, or forage in. It also helps regulate humidity levels and supports naturalistic enclosure design by breaking up visual lines and softening hardscape materials.

We ship generous portions of fresh, live Spanish moss, harvested and prepped with care. It arrives ready to use—no rinsing or rehydrating required. Whether you’re creating a rainforest canopy, adding realism to your vivarium, or crafting a botanical display, this natural air plant brings timeless elegance and wild charm to any environment.

Why You’ll Love It:

• 100% live, healthy Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides)

• No soil needed – absorbs moisture from the air

• Perfect for terrariums, vivariums, paludariums, and décor

• Supports high humidity and naturalistic builds

• Pet-safe and bioactive-friendly

• Great for frogs, geckos, inverts, and microfauna

Height: Can reach 6m, however, slow-growing so can take a few years.
Light: Loves bright filtered light best, avoid direct sunlight
Water: Water once a week during warm weather or every two weeks during winter, this is dependent on humidity levels, by soaking in a bucket of water for 15 minutes. Remove and shake off excess water.
Humidity: High humidity is required. Sprits daily with a Spray Bottle or Mister.
Temperature: Ideal temperatures range from 18°C - 26°C.
Soil: Not recommended.
Fertilizer: Use a well balanced organic liquid fertilizer once every month during Spring through Summer in water for soaking.
Repotting: Not required.
Propagation: Separate out strands as each strand will carry on growing creating its own mats. Treat as usual.