Eye-catching plants that live on air

Visakhapatnam | Friday | 16th February, 2018

Summary:

Clustered on rocky surfaces and a few clinging on to vertical wooden poles at the Biodiversity Park, these plants instantly arrest the eye and would make you wonder how on earth plants can thrive in the air! Green houseA little corner in the green house of the Biodiversity Park located at RCD Hospital premises in the city houses these wonders. Nature enthusiasts displaying the T.

caput-medusae, a type of air plant that requires no soil or water directly, at the Biodiversity Park in Visakhapatnam. Here, the four plant species are Tillandsia stricta, T.

usenoides (spanish moss), T.

juncea, T.

bulbosa, T.

ionantha and T.