Air plants are epiphytes in the genus Tillandsia of the family Bromeliaceae. Epiphytes do not bring nutrition from the soil ...

Epiphytes (air plants without soil) need misting and a good soaking by submerging them in water once per week. Watering Your Bromeliad. Bromeliads can be sensitive to tap water, and don't like ...

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.

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Air plants are unique additions to indoor jungles. These epiphytes, meaning they grow on top of other plants like trees, don’t require any soil and instead get everything ...

Epiphytes, plants such as orchids and mosses that grow in trees, draw nutrients from the air and create refuge for all sorts of other life forms. They are the foundation of forest canopy ...

Most epiphytes, or air plants, don’t sink their roots into soil to absorb moisture and nutrients, Mr. Lara explained. Instead, they use their roots to attach themselves to other plants ...

Although epiphytes grow attached to shrubs and trees, they are not parasites, since they do not take their nutrients from the plants on which they grow. Air plants have some of the most beautiful ...

Air plants are a variety of epiphytes (plants that need no soil to grow). While they dont need soil to grow, they need a host platform to commence growing.