Air Plant Care
About Air Plants - Tillandsia
- Air Plants (Genus: Tillandsia) are part of the Bromeliad family and are native to tropical humid areas.
- They are epiphytes which means they don't need soil to live, but they do need water, which they absorb through specialized cells called trichomes.
- In humid areas, air plants can typically survive with frequent spritzing, or even solely pulling humidity from the air.
- In dry areas, like Colorado, air plants need a soak once a week. Soak duration depends on the size of the plant.
- Over loving/watering your plant = rot
- Under loving/watering your plant = dried out
- Set a timer and you'll be happy and your plant will too!
Air Plants like bright indirect light, including faux (overhead lights). No all-dark rooms. Keep out of super hot/super cold windows. Xerographicas like a trip to a sunbeam a couple of times a week for a little visit.
Watering Instructions- Water 1 x a week
- Rubras: 2-3 inches of room temp water in a bowl.
- Xerographicas: 3/4 of the plant size room temp water in a bowl, place plant upside down in water.
- drop plant in, however it lands in the water is fine
- set phone timer!!! (You don't want to rot/drown your plant)
- When timer goes off, shake plant off, and dry upside down for 30 minutes.
- Put back in holder :) repeat next week! Enjoy your beautiful, whimsical plant!
Plant Type | Watering Time |
Joy Bits (mini plant) | 10 mins |
Small (Rubra) Air Plant | 1-2 mins |
Medium (Rubra) Air Plant | 2-3 mins |
Large (Rubra) Air Plant | 5-7 mins |
Small Xerographica (4" + wide) | 5 mins |
Medium Xerographica (7" + wide) | 10 mins |
Large Xerographica (10" + wide) | 20 mins |