Air Plants: No Soil. No Fuss. Maximum Personality.
Air plants are exactly what they sound like — plants that live on air (and a little water). No soil required. They absorb moisture and nutrients through their leaves, making them endlessly versatile for display. Mount them, nest them, hang them, or just set them somewhere with good light.
Care Basics
- Soak in room temperature water for 15-20 minutes about once a week depending on climate humidity
- Shake off excess water and let dry fully within 4 hours — never let water sit in the base, dry bottoms up!
- Bright, indirect light is ideal
- Mist lightly between soakings in drier climates is welcome
- Blooming is a once-in-a-lifetime event — enjoy it, then watch for pups (baby plants) to appear
Ionantha Rubra · 1–2" Native to Mexico and Costa Rica, Rubra's foliage is greener and thicker than its Ionantha cousins. When it blooms, the leaves shift dramatically from green to orange to deep red, with purple flowers emerging at the center. A great candidate for terrariums or air plant frames — it's compact, striking, and puts on a show.
Ionantha Fuego · 1–2" Named for fire, and it earns it. Fuego's spiky leaves shoot straight up from its center, staying tight and upright until bloom — when the upper foliage transforms from waxy green to a vivid cherry red. Purple tubular flowers emerge from the center. A small plant with a genuinely dramatic finish.
Caput Medusae · 2–4" Named after the snake-haired Gorgon, and the resemblance is real — wild, curling silvery-green leaves spiral out from a bulbous base in every direction. Native to Mexico and Central America, it blooms with cherry red bracts and purple petals, and tends to produce an above-average number of blooms. One of the more visually striking species we carry.
Harrisii · 2–3" One of the hardiest air plants we carry, and one of the most elegant. Native to Guatemala, Harrisii's thick silvery-green leaves curve gently from base to tip with a soft, fuzzy texture. Blooming begins with a blush of pink across the leaves, followed by a yellow spike that deepens to ruby red before bursting into purple flowers. Inflorescence can last several weeks.
Misc Tinted — Medium · 2–3" A rotating mix of tinted Harrisii or Plagiotropica with color-treated foliage. Tint color varies — what arrives is what's looking its best that day.
