Description

A real showpiece in any collection this plant is one of the most eye catching air plants. The colored, well branched inflorescence can last for months. · A must have for any Tillandsia lover. · One of the more unique air plants of them all Tillandsias are low maintenance plants that only require water. These plants will thrive in dry or humid climates as long as they receive adequate moisture. Direct sunlight often times inspires color with in some varieties. They should not be used with any potting soil or dirt (hence the name Air Plants). Air Plants can be used with sand, sea glass, rocks, pebbles & bark chip. Tillandsia will color up and also spike a bloom that will flower. They also produce pups that create a whole other plant. An evergreen, frost-tender bromeliad from southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, twisted air plant is an epiphyte (tree grower) with silvery white or green leaves that twist downwards. It grows anchored on tree trunks and branches where it receives bright light and flushes of rainfall. The plump rosette of leaves are ghostly gray-white during the cool, dry season and light green during the rainy growing season. They are comprised of twisty leaf blades that are wide at the base and taper to a sharp, or acute, tips. In late spring and early summer, mature rosettes produce a flower stem. The branched stems are blushed with red and have clusters of bracts (modified, petal-like leaves) at the branch tips. Slender, three-petaled flowers peek out from the bracts. Grow the twisted airplant in partial sun to partial shade upon the branches or trunks in tropical gardens. Ensure air circulation is good and water can quickly drain from the plant. Regular water is needed in the warmth of summer, but less is needed in wintertime. It is frost tender, so refrain from growing it where winters are cold. This pretty air plant looks great planted alongside orchids and also makes a super terrarium specimen. PLANT MAYBE SHIPPED BARE ROOTS You will not receive the exact plant as shown in pictures. Blooming pictures are for presentation only . Important: - Every effort and care will make to securely pack your plant, but we cannot guarantee the plants condition due to shipping .