air plant care

Water

1. Every one to two weeks, soak your air plant in room temperature tap water (or rain/pond water if you can find it) for 5-10 minutes.
2. After soaking gently shake excess water from your plant. ...
3. From the time soaking ends, the plant should be able to dry fully in no more than 3 hours.

1. How do you keep air plants alive?
2. How do you take care of air plants?
3. Do air plants grow bigger?
4. Can you overwater an air plant?

How do you keep air plants alive?

These 6 Simple Tricks Will Keep Your Air Plant Alive

1. Dunking is best. I know you thought you'd be fine just spritzing your tilly every few days, but that isn't enough. ...
2. Always air dry. After they soak, Tillandsias need to dry out fully. ...
3. Look on the bright side. ...
4. Plants get hungry, too. ...
5. Nice and cozy. ...
6. Open up.

How do you take care of air plants?

Here's how to take care of an air plant.

1. Once a week, submerge air plants in water and let them sit there for hours.
2. Use rainwater or bottled drinking water. ...
3. Dry the air plants out. ...
4. Feed them once a month by adding water-soluble fertilizer for epiphytes, bromeliads or air plants to the water you dunk them in.

Do air plants grow bigger?

After the first few years they start to get growing a little faster as they get larger sized. While seed grown plants do grow much slower, they tend to be bigger and better specimens than plants grown as offset. ... It can take years for a small air plant to grow and eventually bloom, so patience is key!

Can you overwater an air plant?

Tip: Overwatering Air Plants: Worry less about overwatering an air plant and worry more about letting the water drain away from your plant after watering. After the plant has dried, about 4 hours, return it to its display. Remember that air plants do not absorb water from their roots. ... This will prevent rot.