The best air plants for your home

Air plants can be an excellent option when it comes to home decor and bringing nature indoors. These plants have numerous advantages. For instance, you don’t need soil, and they can be displayed in many creative ways around the house.

Browse through the following gallery and find out which plants are best suited for your home.

What are air plants?

Unlike other plants, air plants don't have visible roots. This is because these plants are epiphytes, which means they don’t require soil to grow.

These plants, more commonly found in warm, tropical climates, usually grow in the wild by attaching themselves to shrubs or trees.

Where do they come from?

Air plants grow naturally in the Southern United States, Central America, and South America.

How to water an air plant?

Because they don’t have roots, air plants absorb water through their leaves. So you’ll have to mist the plant entirely.

Tillandsia usneoides

Commonly known as Spanish moss, this plant has a nice fragrance and its leaves hang instead of sprouting.

Tillandsia andreana

This plant produces tubular flowers, with leaves growing to be 3-4 inches (5-7 cm) tall.

Tillandsia maxima

This beautiful plant, originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, produces a number of different flowers at the same time–namely a beautiful purple flower.

Tillandsia bulbosa

This bulb-like plant originally comes from Central America. It likes high humidity, so if you live in a dry area, you’d have to mist it more often.

Tillandsia stricta

Originally from South America, this plant is actually quite adaptable. It can grow in a number of places, from trees to sand dunes! There are different varieties of this plant to choose from.

Tillandsia aeranthos

This plant should be placed in a bright spot, with indirect sunlight. It produces beautiful pink and blue flowers, and can grow up to 9 inches (approximately 23 cm).

Tillandsia fuchsii

This plant used to be known as tillandsia argentea. It produces an exquisite long pink stem and a splendid purple flower.

Tillandsia funckiana

This air plant’s leaves look like quills and curl as they grow. Expect an exotic orange flower to blossom.

Display ideas

Unlike other plants, you can be creative in how you can display air plants. Here are a few ideas.

Put your plants in glass jars. You can place them on top of a piece of furniture, or hang them.