Tillandsia, commonly known as "Airplants" is a genus of plant in the Bromeliaceae family that have the ability to cling on to most anything. ?Tillandsia streptophylla, also known as the "Shirley Temple Airplant", has curly, non sensical shape and blue green leaves.?Instead of pulling water from their roots their leaves have specialized cells that absorb water. ?After flowering the plant forms pups and then dies. To mimic the natural rain fall watering can oscillate between spritzing and soaking depending on time of year and humidity conditions.?
- Humidity - high
- Light - part shade to shade
- Soil -?none
- Watering -?let dry between waterings / spritzing
Images are used for general reference?only. The size and shape of each plant will vary. As will bloom state and leaf color.?
