{"id":1918710,"date":"2023-10-16T14:28:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1918710"},"modified":"2023-10-16T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:28:51","slug":"air-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/air-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Air Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"The air plant (<em>tillandsia), <\/em>as its name suggests, has a reputation for living on air. Technically, they don't float, but they do absorb what they need through their pointy, sometimes swirly, leaves rather than their roots.\r\n\r\nIn the wild, you may find them attached to tree branches or in patches of root below. Their architectural rosette is unlike soil-bound plants and adds visual flair for indoor gardeners. Despite having roots in the tropics, they can basically grow wherever the light and temperature support them, inside or out. Not only are they included in the great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/collection\/air-purifying-plants\/\">air-purifying plants<\/a> for your home, but they are also among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/collection\/easy-to-grow-houseplants\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">easiest-to-grow houseplants<\/a>.\r\n<h2 class=\"\">What Are Air Plants?<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1918937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Air-Plants_GettyImages-1089327170.jpg?fit=700,467\" alt=\"Air Plants on window pane\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/>\r\n\r\nAir plants are part of the Bromeliaceae or Bromeliad family. There are hundreds of varieties in shades of gray, green, rose or coral (these are some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/collection\/types-of-air-plants\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our favorite air plants<\/a>!). 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