Just saw this on a FL Wildflower Foundation post. It was written by Roger Hammer. I had no idea the flowers were fragrant. Now I am going to have to go out at night and sniff.

"Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) isn't rare by any stretch but quite a few people don't realize that it's a bromeliad (Bromeliaceae) related to the pineapple. Even fewer people realize that it actually flowers, and that the blossoms are intensely fragrant at night. If you live in the Deep South where there are old oaks festooned with Spanish moss, the perfume will fill the night air in summer. It blooms from April to August but you have to look close to see the tiny, green flowers."

Interesting, I've never detected a fragrance, but then I guess I didn't do a sniff test, LOL. I guess we'll all be smelling our Spanish moss come April.

Get to sniffing the flowering has begun.

Noticed the fragrance was more noticeable at sunrise.

Thank you for reminding me to go outside and look at the moss here. Yes, it is blooming also. Now if I can remember to go out in the morning I might even pick up the scent.