A Tillandsia ionantha air plant in Vacaville, California. — Photo: Nathaniel Miller/Air Plant Hub, via AP
If you’re looking for a houseplant that’s as unique as it is low-maintenance, let me introduce you to air plants, members of the Tillandsia genus in the Bromeliad family.
I first became acquainted with Tillandsia circa 2007, when I was invited to tour the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival at Walt Disney World in Florida. The larger-than-life Disney character topiaries were blanketed in flowers, succulents, ivy, moss - and a variety of air plants. I was amazed by them.
