How To: Water Your Air Plant (Tillandsia) 101 | Plant Watering Tips

Air plants, a.k.a Tillandsias, have won the spotlight of being the most popular houseplant, as they can be displayed in a lot of creative ways. Plus, they don't need soil to thrive, which makes them very easy to grow. However, this doesn't mean that they don't require special care. In fact, caring for air plants is very specific, especially when it comes to their watering needs. But we got you covered as we have listed all the tips and tricks to make it really easy and to keep your air plants happy all year long.

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[Julessa]

Oh no. I may have been inadvertently starving my little airplant!!! 😩 thanks for the tips!

[laurenw.]

Thank you! I had been looking for a short, straight forward video on watering air plants, this is exactly what I was looking for 👌🏼

[ProgressiveDiscussions]

I am very reluctant to soaking my fuzzy Xeric Tillandsia's as opposed to dunking them quickly in my aquarium once a week because in fear of rotting. I live on the humid Northeast Coast. There is so much conflicting advice on air plants online. Some say soak for 20 to 30 minutes, others say soak for 1 to 2 hours, other say if you live in a humid environment give them water every two weeks. It's very confusing. All I can say is through trial and error I have lost many air plants over the years but my survival rate has improved tremendously.

[mikaelafox]

I have the little guy at the bottom of 0:59. Is it better to soak them than to mist? I got mine at Lowe’s. It was in a little polar bear statue that had broken. I had gotten one last year, but I didn’t know how to care for it and it died. Now I see that misting might not have been enough. I’m excited to try this when I get home from work. I’ve heard that fish tank water might also be good. Any feedback on that? Or is straight tap water best? Great video!

[Bunniesarecute]

Is tap water ok to water them with or will should I use rain water?

[deatheth]

Is it fine to soak them when they are blooming?

[gabrielM]

You sound like your 5 years old. Are you using a voice generator?

[IgorEngelen]

are there any methods that involve for instance covering the bottom of the plant in some cloth that's constantly kept wet?

[flamingbridges]

How do you tell when they need watering.