FAQ's:

Like all plants, air plants need access to water.  In their native habitat, Tillandsia take in water from rainfall, atmospheric moisture and coastal fog.  Air plants in the home need a little help, as most homes don’t have the required humidity and certainly lack the rainfall and coastal fog!  Tillandsia can be watered either by misting or soaking them.  For most species a light misting a couple of times a week or a fortnightly soak is plenty.  If you have any questions be sure to contact us and we will be sure to help!

Rainwater is always best for air plants and we do recommend this. Tap Water is ‘fine’, especially if you live in an area of Soft Water, they are not so keen on Hard Water, and the lime and calcium deposits start to block up the tiny pores in the leaves, essential for the plants to be able to take up water. So even though you are diligently watering your plant, it is not able to access the water. Using cooled, boiled water or bottled water is one way round this. Never use tap water if you have a water softener installed.

Like most plants, air plants will grow without specific feeding.  Like other plants though, if they’re given the right nutrients they do a lot better! If you are looking for them to get bigger, make clumps or offsets and flower then feeding is recommended. At our nursery we use Air Plant Fertiliser every two weeks through the Spring and Summer, and monthly in the Winter.

Air plants may be fixed to anything that doesn’t mind getting a light misting of water, wood and shells are great. However, they are just as happy to grow on their own, left on a shelf, hanging somewhere or resting in some other suitable container.

Air Plants are great in vivariums, to enhance it both visually and environmentally.

Yes, and some are even fragrant! Generally speaking the longer you have to wait for an air plant to flower, the longer lasting that flower is. Ionanthas flower every year, but it only lasts a few days, whilst Xerographica can take several years, but the resulting flower spike and bloom will last almost 12 months.

We understand that when you are ordering a gift that you don't want any sensitive information in there. So when we ship orders we include a packing note that only states the products received. No price information is stated on this packing list. If you would like to include a message to your gift recipient simply type it in the 'Notes' section and we will include it in the package.

The majority of our Air Plants are sourced from Guatemala, North America. Some of our specialist species come from Netherlands, Europe.

The picture for each product on our website is not the exact item you will receive unless it states sold as seen. The majority of our products are natural products (Air Plants, shells and wood), we like to keep all of these in the most natural form possible. All plants are unique in their own way.

Due to the large amount of products we stock it is not always possible to individually label each product. Each product can be identified via the website image, however we are always happy to help if you are unsure. If it is stated in the description that we individually label each plant then we will always ensure this is done.

Unfortunately we don't ship worldwide at the moment (we are hoping too soon!). We ship all across the UK and Europe.

If you are located outside of these areas, always drop us an email we will always do our best to get them to you!