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Many indoor gardeners have regained a fascination with air plants, or Tillandsia, in recent years. It's become somewhat trendy to have these epiphytic plants hanging from ceilings or displayed in ...

Relatively easy to grow and maintain, air plants are ideal for those lacking a green thumb. They don’t require soil or even a container, just sun, water and a supportive spot to hang out. Valued for ...

Easy to grow and small-space friendly, air plants are popular houseplants that bloom just once before dying. But before they fade, you can propagate air plants from offsets or “pups,” which are baby ...

We houseplant growers like testing our skills on different types of plants. Sooner or later, most of us will bring home an air plant (Tillandsia spp.). These epiphytic bromeliads hail from subtropical ...

If you’re looking for a houseplant that’s as unique as it is low maintenance, let me introduce you to air plants, members of the Tillandsia genus in the Bromeliad family. I first became acquainted ...

Epiphytes do not bring nutrition from the soil by way of roots. Instead, they cling to bark, or rocks, or other substrates. Parts that look like roots just anchor the plants. They receive all their ...