Air Plant Care Instructions
Indoor Care
It is important to maintain Tillandsias properly – and the key factors are Light, Water and Air Circulation.
Light: Full spectrum artificial light (fluorescent) is best. Bulbs can be any full spectrum type. Light should be set with a timer, 12 hours a day. They also can be grown in the house directly in front of a window. Fresh moving air is advisable, but remember the most important care need is bright filtered light.
Water: Use the most convenient method, i.e. garden hose, submerging in a bucket of water, even dunking in your pond. Do not keep plants constantly wet or moist.
Outdoor Care
Light: Lighting of Tillandsias should be bright but filtered (April – October. Tillandsias love direct sun (November – March). They grow best in a greenhouse or a frost-protected, shaded patio. They also can be grown in the house directly in front of a window. Fresh moving air is advisable, but remember the most important care need is bright filtered light.
Optimum temperature range for Tillandsias kept outdoors is 50-90 degrees F.
Water: Thorougly wet your Tillandsia 2 – 3 times per week, more often in a hot, dry environment, less often in a cool, humid one. Plants should be given enough light and air circulation to dry in no longer than 4 hours after watering.
Spray misting is insufficient as a sole means of watering but may be beneficial between regular waterings in dry climates to increase the humidity. If the plant is in a shell, be sure to empty the water out. Tillandsias will not survive in standing water. Under-watering is evidenced by an exaggerating of natural concave curve of each leaf.
Fertilizer: Fertilize monthly (March – October), using any high quality epiphyte fertilizer. Use ¼ of what the label recommends and a tablespoon of vitamin B1, or Superthrive per gallon of solution.
It is important to maintain Tillandsias properly – and the key factors are Light, Water and Air Circulation.
Light: Full spectrum artificial light (fluorescent) is best. Bulbs can be any full spectrum type. Light should be set with a timer, 12 hours a day. They also can be grown in the house directly in front of a window. Fresh moving air is advisable, but remember the most important care need is bright filtered light.
Water: Use the most convenient method, i.e. garden hose, submerging in a bucket of water, even dunking in your pond. Do not keep plants constantly wet or moist.
Outdoor Care
Light: Lighting of Tillandsias should be bright but filtered (April – October. Tillandsias love direct sun (November – March). They grow best in a greenhouse or a frost-protected, shaded patio. They also can be grown in the house directly in front of a window. Fresh moving air is advisable, but remember the most important care need is bright filtered light.
Optimum temperature range for Tillandsias kept outdoors is 50-90 degrees F.
Water: Thorougly wet your Tillandsia 2 – 3 times per week, more often in a hot, dry environment, less often in a cool, humid one. Plants should be given enough light and air circulation to dry in no longer than 4 hours after watering.
Spray misting is insufficient as a sole means of watering but may be beneficial between regular waterings in dry climates to increase the humidity. If the plant is in a shell, be sure to empty the water out. Tillandsias will not survive in standing water. Under-watering is evidenced by an exaggerating of natural concave curve of each leaf.
Fertilizer: Fertilize monthly (March – October), using any high quality epiphyte fertilizer. Use ¼ of what the label recommends and a tablespoon of vitamin B1, or Superthrive per gallon of solution.