Air Plant Handbook

All about Air Plants and how to help them thrive

The Ultimate Air Plant Handbook with 35 pages of the best kept secrets to air plant care with exclusive AryPlants designs inside our very own e-book.

CHAPTER 1: WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR NEW ARRIVALS.. 6

CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION TO TILLANDSIA (Air Plants)... 8

What Sets Them Apart?... 9

Classification and Native Habitat of Tillandsias... 13

Xeric Tillandsia... 15

Mesic Tillandsia...15

CHAPTER 3: LIFECYCLE...16

Blooming...18

Reproduction through “pups” or offsets... 20

Clumping... 21

Selective Breeding and Crossbreeds... 23

CHAPTER 4: TAKING CARE OF AIR PLANTS ... 24

The Basics... 26

Watering Air Plants... 28

Is my Tillandsia Receiving Enough Water?... 31

What’s the best water to use?... 31

Air Plants and Light... 32

Artificial Light in case of Absence of Natural Light... 33

Air Circulation... 33

Fertilising Air Plants... 34

Essentials to Taking Care of Air Plants... 3