Jithin over at ‘Trablogger’ hosts the ‘Mundane Monday’ challenge, and this week, Paula’s ‘B&W Sunday’ challenge is ‘Delicate’. When I look out of my bathroom window to see if Sammy is around, I always spy what looks like a small tuft of dried up grass stuck to the trunk of one of the palm trees. After googling it, I now know that it’s an air plant called Tillandsia. These strange plants which require no soil, have no stems or roots, and with leaves that really don’t look like leaves at all, are related to the pineapple family. It might look delicate, but is actually very hardy and survives well without water, absorbing moisture and nutrients from the air. I think that although it may be somewhat mundane, it’s rather beautiful.
I’m also linking this to Jude’s ‘Get a little closer’ garden photography challenge.
Wishing you all a great week. Hubby has just returned from Home Depot with another load of timber……….more sawdust to sweep. How mundane is that?
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The way the air plant survives without much water is really fascinating and beautiful!
Thanks, Jithin. Yes they are amazing.
Lieber Gruß und einen schönen Dienstag eine Umarmung Gislinde
Thank you so much, Gislinde. Happy Tuesday to you too. 🙂 x
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More dust for you? Sylvia, I love your close-up. A very dainty plant that photographs beautifully in B&W. Thank you so much.
Thanks so much Paula. Glad you enjoyed this. Yes always sawdust, but one day it will come to an end and I’ll miss it. 😆 x
I’ve seen these around here in plant stores and never knew what they were. They’re quite fantastic aren’ t they? Thanks for the insight!
Yes they are, Tina. When it first appeared, I thought it was just a ball of dry grass thrown up by the garden service mower, which had somehow got stuck on the tree trunk. 😀
Sylvia, I think this is nice to know the details of the air plant in your beautiful photo. You created an interesting arrangement! It makes me think of two silly things, how kids like to scribble in circles and Pig Pen’s dust or dirt ball that follows him. Smiles and take care this week! 🙂
Thanks for the smiles, Robin. Love the ‘scribbling in circles’ analogy. 🙂
It’s always fascinating to learn about how many different ways there are to make a living as a plant or animal.
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I’ve never heard of an air plant…fascinating..it is a wonder it survives.
Thanks, Gerrie. Nature is wonderful at adaptation. I’m sure you must get air plants in Australia.
Yes, I’m sure of it, perhaps in the drier central districts of Australia.
how amazing! and pretty in its own way too
Thanks so much, Lisa. 🙂
Amazing the variety of life that surrounds us. Plants sustained by air. Who knew?
There’s always something new to learn in nature, John. So glad you enjoyed this. 🙂
I don’t think you know the meaning of mundane, my friend. Your life is far from mundane. Whatever it lacks in excitement from the outside, you bring it forward from the inside. 🙂 Have a great week.
Thanks for your faith in my un-mundane life, Marsha. I try to see a sparkle in every aspect of my day, even sweeping sawdust. 😆 xx
You do reflect it. I love every one of your posts, and I notice that I’m not alone. 🙂
Love these amazing little plants!
Thanks, Val. They are very attractive. 🙂
Related to pineapples…who would have thought!
😀 Like Bromeliads.
That is hard to believe. This one relates to Pineapple. It is very good to know!
That makes sense.
It isn’t at all mundane, it’s lovely – perhaps having a bit of a bad hair day!
Thanks, Gilly. A bit like me today. 🙂
Pineapples and other bromeliads are so interesting. Not parasites, just loiterers.
Haha I love that description of them. 🙂
very interesting and lovely, too! 🙂
Thanks so much, Lola. 🙂
amazing plant
Thanks, Marylou. 🙂
I agree, Sylvia, it’s beautiful.
Thanks, Carol. Glad you liked it in B&W. 🙂
Your description of the Tillandsia was fascinating. I bet it doesn’t have a problem absorbing water from FL’s humid climate!
PS Not being a fan of black and white (something seems to be missing!) I would love to see the plant in COLOR!!!
Thanks, Gunta. I know you don’t like B&W. It is much prettier in color, isn’t it? 😀
Doesn’t look too mundane to me, Sylvia!
Thanks, Sue. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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They sell those small tufts of Tillandsia stuffed in a shell at our beaches up the East Coast. WOW, Sylvia, you have ‘money’ tucked in your palm trees, that makes them even prettier! 😉 LOL
Hahaha I had no idea that people would pay money for my little tuft of dry ‘grass’. 😆
What a lovely name for this beautiful little plant Sylvia. Amazing that it get its moisture and nutrients from the air. So wonderful! Thanks for sharing the great shot of this beauty and the interesting info. 😀
Sounds like hubby just doesn’t stop working. Next time draw a heart in the sawdust, take a photo and share it with us, just to show how much you love us. 😀 ♥
Thanks for your lovely comment, Sonel. I will do that if I remember before I sweep it into a pile.. 🙂 ❤
LOL! Okay sweetie. 😀 ♥
Sylvia as you describe your husband returning form Home Depot I couldn’t help but conjure up the image from last week of the bird with the stick in it’s mouth. Hopefully your husband’s latest load was a bit easier to transport. 🙂
Those little plants are amazing. Should any plant here require moisture from the air to survive it would be a short life indeed!
Thanks, Sue. Glad you like my little plant. Well some of the lengths of wood are 14′ and stick out of the Jeep at both ends. A teensy bit bigger than Mr. GBH’s twigs. He did say that this is his last BIG load, so that’s hopeful. 😀
The last big load. I think you should get that in writing Sylvia. 🙂
There is something special about black and white. I think it is the many shades of grey in between! Beautiful!!
Yes you’re so right Rebecca. B&W adds a whole new dimension to any image. 🙂
Fascinating plant Sylvia. Looks good in black and white too. 🙂
Thanks, Adrian. Glad you liked it. 🙂
They also have extraordinary flowers, be interesting to see what this one produces so keep your eye on it!
Yes, some of them do, and I’m hoping this one will eventually have flowers. 🙂
Recycle, recycle! Start a butchery. You could use all that sawdust on the floor.
Have fun this week.
Yes, I could put some in the sausages. 😃
A little untamed spirit of a plant, Sylvia. Doing its own thing – quietly and delicately.
Exactly so, Tish. 🙂
Wonderful photo, Sylvia. Out here in Calif. I have seen the cultivated tillandsia used as a decorative indoor plant. How wonderful that you have it growing wild outside your window.
Thanks, Jet. I’ve yet to find out if this one will get any flowers as the cultivated ones do.
If it does get a flower, it will be rather flat and pink — I hope you do!
Thanks, Jet. I hope so too. 🙂
My ideal plant , then!
Lovely shot!
Hahaha I agree with you. No tender care needed. 🙂
Hmm . . . had to go and search that one, Sylvia; I’d never heard of it before and am pretty sure no such plants are native, here in England. Am I wrong; you’re an ex-pat Brit and far more knowledgeable than me?
I remember that my mom had some as indoor plants, but I don’t remember any growing out in the gardens there.
Lovely shot, Sylvia!
Thanks, Jill. 🙂
A completely growing out of nowhere plant, now that’s something alright 🙂
Apparently the seeds just attach themselves to something and start growing. 😀
That’s so cool ☺️
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