Fragrant bloomer, Tillandsia duratii. Had to search around the greenhouse for the source of the sweet fragrance.
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Remarkable Texas native bromeliad, Tillandsia recurvata, forms clumps of tens to a hundred tiny 1-2” plants. Seen here growing on a fig tree, living and dead plants form spherical colonies from which it gets its common name, Ball Moss. Living in the canopy, it spreads its seeds through the air, which stick on neighboring trees and telephone wires with the help of hairy filaments seen here erupting from the fruit.
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Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
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Foliose lichen and Tillandsia recurvata
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Front garden
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Tulips
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Front garden
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The University of Texas at Austin
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Ludisia discolor and Haworthia
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Blooming terrestrial orchid, Ludisia discolor, and Haworthia
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