Debora Makes a Discovery

My new interest has come as a bit of a surprise. Collecting Tillandsia. Growing up in the south I had my first introduction to Tillandsia but I wasn't aware of it.  You see, the spanish moss  we saw hanging from the big oak trees was a tillandsia ... better known as an airplant.  The beautiful oaks on the Georgia islands wore their tillandsia so gracefully. (Doesn't Tillandsia sound a bit more interesting than airplant?) On a trip to south Florida this past winter I saw a little airplant hanging on a pine.  I plucked it and gave it a new home in north Florida.  It was a few weeks later at the Down Town Market that Donna and I met a young man that was also fascinated with this plant and introduced us to other varieties.  His fascination was contagious.  We purchased several of these cute little plants and then we purchased a couple more the next week. Donna's husband spotted them growing on a dead tree outside a restaurant where they were eating. The owner said to take as many as they wanted. Today Donna and I were at the DMV and what do you know...there they were on the oak trees in the parking lot. I'm on the lookout for these little plants and my collection is growing. Now there's a little family of Tillandsia hanging around our decks.