r/airplants

Found this kid by the side of the road and decided to take care of it.

ChatGPT tells me it’s an “Air Plant” and that I should soak it underwater for 20 minutes and then hang it. Also told me to water every couple of days with a spray and dry it afterwards.

Are these instructions alright?

Does it grow more than this?

Can I hang it on my hummingbird feeder or should I put it on a tree?
The feeder gets 1-2 hours of direct sunlight per day (4-5 PM).

I’m new to air plants. When I received them I soaked them in water and set them in front of a fan for a while before I put them back in their holders. The lamps near them are grow lights. Can anyone tell me what kind of air plants these are? Thank You.

Hi all, I recently ordered a few tillandsia and found this tangled up with one of them. I originally thought it was a piece that broke off another plant, but it’s still alive. It’s about 6 inches long if stretched out.

This is the third one that's died on me. What am I doing wrong?

I mist once a day in the morning, there's a ceiling fan on low all day to help with air circulation, the ambient temp is around 76*, and it only gets indirect light. There isn't a vent close enough to beat it with cold air all day.

The water is distilled. No additives in the water.

Genuinely lost here.

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I got my first airplants last winter, I got a couple more a few months later and this summer some more. I had 9. I thought they were doing well. I order fertilizer with the last order and that’s when I lost 6! I just I just got 2 of these last week. I also just moved the remaining 3 to this spot with the xerographica and the ecquador. Now, they all look so much better. However, I’m unsure of what they should like thriving. Please advise…

I gave my plants a nice soak before going away for a few days, except in my rush I forgot to take them out of the water and put them back on their log. They were put to soak Monday morning and I've just got home on Friday evening so 5 days of being fully submerged. So far there doesn't appear to be any rot or serious damage but I'll need all the luck I can get hoping they'll survive my blunder. This is my entire small collection, I don't want to lose them.