Plants should be given enough light and air circulation to dry in no longer than 3 hours after watering.
What kind of light do air plants need.
That said all air plants do best with bright indirect light.
Air plants need just slightly more care than that.
Air plants tillandsia spp are epiphytes meaning that in nature they grow on other plants usually on tree branches there are hundreds of species and varieties of air plants.
That way the air plants could take turns being in optimal light.
Air plants are usually tiny easy to grow and they don t need soil.
They re having a moment as houseplants because they re easy to care for and don t need much light to thrive.
No matter what light conditions your garden has to offer at least something should be able to grow there.
Wind can be a detriment as the plant dries too quickly.
Different plants require different levels of each.
As the name implies air plants absorb nutrients and water from the air through scales on their leaves.
Indoors the hotter and drier the air the more you need to water.
Blue and red light waves are the two primary colors that your indoor plants need to thrive.
They usually have strap shape or slender triangle shape leaves that grow in a rosette pattern with new growth appearing from the center.
Once a week i dunk them in a container large enough to fully submerge them and let them sit there.
Although air plants don t rely on water as much as traditional blooming plants do they still need to be watered about once a week.
After you ve unpacked your plants and spent sufficient time marveling at their unique beauty and possibly giving them names give them a good soak in a water bath submerged in the water for about 20 30 minutes.
Outdoors you may never need to water tillandsias if you live in humid southeast or florida.
Shake gently to remove any excess water and set in a spot with bright light and good air circulation to dry off.
Defining light from dense shade.
I m known as the air plant whisperer around these parts and this is what i do.
I know you thought you d be fine just spritzing your tilly every few days but that isn t enough.
Because they require indirect light air plants make great office plants as long as they get some light either indirectly from a window source or artificially from full spectrum.
Ost air plants do not do well with direct or full sun.
Sunlight contains the full spectrum of light that plants need to grow but plants growing indoors need lighting supplements to provide the energy for photosynthesis.
When choosing plants for your garden look at the plant label to check its light requirements.
One option is to rotate the air plant in the darker area with another air plant in a brighter area.
Caring for your brand new air plants.
For example air plants living outside in the humid florida environment can often do ok with more sun.
As tropical plants some air plants bloom neon colored flowers for a few months out of the year.
