Journal — tillandsia

Tillandsia plants are in the bromeliad family. They are epiphytic plants, or plants that grow on bark of trees, rather than in soil as a substrate. They collect nutrients from air, water, and the decaying material on the bark of the trees. They are not parasitic. As with most plants, the best way to keep them happy in your home is to replicate their native environments. These guys like filtered light... imagine them living under the canopy of a tree. They like lots of humidity, but not puddles of water. They get rained on regularly, but the water runs off...