A Tillandsia ionantha grows attached to a piece of grapevine. Rainforest Flora in Torrance specializes in Tillandsia, plants that grow in the air without soil.

Tillandsia can offer anyone a good chance at gardening success. Peter reports that, in Kona, “You can literally throw a tillandsia over your shoulder and ignore it and it will grow. ...

Tillandsia Garden Club members contributed $2,000 to donate this bench to Tomoka State Park in Ormond Beach. It was dedicated Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the park, ...

The Tillandsia Garden Club, which is in its 76th year, recently donated a bench for a garden at Tomoka State Park.. Club members donated $2,000 for the bench and they also planted trees and worked ...

Succulent terrariums are much easier to maintain than air plants. Succulent terrariums only need to be watered every few weeks, unlike air plants which need misting every day. If you set up a closed ...

Plants from the Tillandsia genus are fascinating little creatures that don't need soil and don't make a lot of demands. There is something undeniably charming about air plants. While all plants ...

Blushing bride (Tillandsia ionantha ‘Guatemala’) is a common houseplant also known as an air plant.Its 2- to 2 1/2-inch-long foliage takes on a blush just before it flowers; the rest of the ...

Air plants are epiphytes in the genus Tillandsia of the family Bromeliaceae. Epiphytes do not bring nutrition from the soil by way of roots. Instead, they cling to bark, or rocks, or other substrates.

Some plant species have evolved a water-saving trait called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). CAM plants like most Tillandsia species -- the most species-rich genus in the pineapple family ...

Tillandsia-Inspired Ultra-Efficient Thermo-Responsive Hygroscopic Nanofibers for Solar-Driven Atmospheric Water Harvesting ...

Tillandsia are epiphytic, meaning their roots grow above ground, attaching themselves to trees and on rocks rather than in soil. There are many varieties, but the most famous is Spanish moss, ...