General Landscape Uses:
Accent epiphyte; on live oaks along forest edges.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Epiphytic herb.
Dimensions: Hanging in mats often 20 feet or more in length.
Growth Rate: Moderate to slow.
Range:
Southeastern United States, Maryland and Delaware west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
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Habitats: Moist forests and swamps.
Soils: Epiphytic; grows on the trunks and branches of trees and shrubs.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows on nutrient poor substrate.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: Pale green or blue.
Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy but small.
Flowering Season: Spring-fall.
Fruit: Green to brown capsule with hairy, wind dispersed seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts insect pollinators.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed and division.
