Air plants are odd and fabulous at the same time. They absolutely don’t need soil to grow and the roots they do produce are primarily used to attach themselves to trees or something similar instead of absorbing water. I would like to see them in the wild.

They are very easy plants that given the right amount of water and sunshine they need will reward the owner with lots of new growth. I would say if someone wanted to get into plants air plants would be better than succulents on the scale of easy to difficult, hahaha.  They’re definitely odd plants that you can stick almost anywhere to spice an area up with greenery.

I ordered a variety pack from Etsy and they arrived in a timely manner and were a little dry but even after soaking them (booty up and out of the water) for a half hour they perked up. Too often I see people throwing them in bowls completely submerged and then are surprised that they can’t keep them alive….

I’ve heard they are sensitive to tap water so I first watered and misted them with distilled water but switched to tap water eventually. I don’t see any difference since making the transition – no crispy edges or odd spots.

I have them all in one spot where I can see them constantly so I don’t forget them and they puke on me, ahaha. I was so surprised to see they pushed out new growth so quickly after receiving them – not that I’m complaining. I really want to see a flower emerge from one of them, but that means the plant life cycle is over.

I had a tillandsia bulbosa and 2 others that were similar to the bulbosa and they all puked roughly at the same time. I’m not sure if they didn’t like be soaked or if they preferred misting….they were my favorite and naturally they died first. Live and learn I guess.

They are fun but I probably won’t get anymore for a while. They were a fun impulse buy that I’m not taking for granted, just not interested in collecting more of.