Tillandsia or air plant growing and care tips

Tillandsia or commonly called air plant is an evergreen perennial flowering house plants, in the family Bromeliaceae and native to the forests, mountains and deserts of northern Mexico and south-eastern United States. The interesting point of this plant. This plant are totally different from any other plants, that don't require any soil. Air plants are actually epiphytes. Epiphytes are plants that grow on the surface of another plant and absorb it moisture and nutrients from the air and rain water. orchid is another example for epiphytes. In this video I'm going to show you simplest way tillandsia or air plant growing and care tips. Mounting Air plants (Tillandsia ionantha) : The simplest way is to hang them in air using a string. You can also mount them on rocks, wooden pieces, flower vase and so on. Air plant is a very low maintenance house plants. The care tips of air plant. 1) Watering : Air plants don't require too much water. You can mist your air plants two to three times in a week, depending on the humidity levels. 2) Light : It prefer bright to medium indirect light. Don't keep the plant in direct sunlight, it can reduce the moisture level. 3) Humidity and Temperature : Air plants love high humidity, generally it required around 65% and required temperature between 10 to 30 degrees celsius. 4) Fertilizer : Air plants don't require too much fertilizer. You ca use little bit of orchid fertilizer or NPK 20 20 20 in to the mister and spray two to three mists once in a month.