Air Plant is a popular epiphytic perennial often used as a gift or houseplant with long narrow green foliage creates a rosett. Only blooms once in its lifetime, which can be a vary of bright colors. Grows best with bright indirect sun and dry to average sharply-drained surface. True to its name, the Air Plant does not grow in soil but uses its roots to cling to a surface.
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
0.5’ - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
0.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
10 - 12 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Various |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. As an epiphytic plant, it does not need to live in soil but clings to a support like rocks or trees. Needs humid air to prosper. If the leaves are browning and curling, it nees to be watered. Common pests for houseplants include mites, scale, leafspots, and mealybugs.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Houseplant, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Kalanchoe, Christmas Cactus, Amaryllis
