Air Plants
This is an opportune time to start growing air plants. Belonging to the genus Tillandsia and members of the Bromeliad family, air plants absorb water and nutrients primarily through their leaves rather than the roots.
Tillandsia bloom naturally in late winter through mid-summer. A new plant will generally bloom within a year and produce 2-8 young plants (”pups”). Each plant flowers just once in its lifetime, but subsequent generations will bloom each year at about the same time. Blooms last from several days to a few months, depending on the species.
There are over 550 species of Tillandsia (plus many hybrids), that are native to Mexico, South American and Central America. Only one species has been found outside the Americas. Sixteen species are natives of Florida.
