airplants-added bonus

[pikevi]

Just wanted to share!

The airplants I bought from the show are blossoming.

I have mounted some of them with orchids.

[fred]

they look pretty good

congrats with them

[flowerchild]

Pikevi: You have such a variety of talents I never had any luck with air plants believe it or not!!!!!

[pikevi]

I think you need to give them lots of moisture for them to be happy

I do mist them at least twice a day and also they are right above a portable humidifier. I have some spanish moss which are doing well with that moisture as well. I have them hanging on canela (some sort of a cinnamon plnt)

I gave 2 airplants to my mom and MIL and they were so thrilled at the start and the latter was comparing them to squids (because of the shape) and was calling them 'squid plants'.

In just under two months they are all shrivelled and the 'leaves' are folded too. They are all here with me this weekend

I will cook (another hobby of mine) for them today.[food for some and water for the others]

[flowerchild]

What are you cooking and what time is dinner?

[pikevi]

It was the lunch.

Gate crashers are welcome!!!

I would not think many like vegetarian dishes

[flowerchild]

Originally Posted by pikevi

It was the lunch.

Gate crashers are welcome!!!

I would not think many like vegetarian dishes

I am always game, nothing ventured nothing gained right!!!!

[arleneg]

pikevi,

You have a very nice air plant.

It's funny. I bought an air plant, too, from a vendor at an orchid show. However, mine looks a little different from yours. I have a Tillandsia. It finished blooming back in April and now have a new growth. I hope I can get it to bloom again within the year, or next.

What type of wood do you have it mounted on?

Thanks for sharing.

[electric.chowder]

are these the same type of plants that you find in stores hot glued to seashells, driftwood, or various holiday ceramic?

too bad I already missed lunch, vegetarians unite!

[pikevi]

arleneg: I am sorry I missed your post earlier. The wood they are mounted on not the best. Some are on African Red Wood , which are as hardy as ebony. They are the only 'driftwood' that will sink in water and I use them in my aquariums. And others are mounted on a dead trunk of a golden plum (from my backyard).

electric.chowder: yes, I have seen those airplants mounted on other things and also on other plants even, especially, bonsai.

[tom499]

These are the things with no roots right? I've heard of them just being glued to walls and such. quite the plant extremity