Greenhouse Plant Spotlight Alocasia Black Stem 14" A striking tropical plant with glossy, heart shaped green leaves held on dramatic dark purple to black stems. It thrives in bright, indirect light with Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is indeed a strange and fascinating plant to grow, largely because it is neither a moss nor Spanish, but rather an epiphytic air plant in the bromeliad family. It The best bonsai trees for your home Check out my latest drawing this fun bonsai tree. I absolutely love how textured it looks, and there's a few different textures on both the pot, moss and leaves.