They require moderate to bright light and sparse watering. All you can do is continue to care for the plant in a way that encourages healthy foliage and the production of new plants, called pups. The wait is over! Of course, bend the rule based on the conditions in your own home. PUPS. Air Plant Growth Cycle While we’re talking about reproducing plants, we should take a closer look on how air plants grow and what you can expect through the Tillandsia growth cycle. You can either twist and pull new pups off the mother plant or leave them on as they begin to clump together and the mother plant will slowly die and be replaced by the pups. Pups. It’s a wait and see game. Will it produce pups? It's very possible that your plant just isn't old enough yet to produce pups. Some air plants produce pups much less frequently than others and tend to do things in their own time. Once your bromeliad gives you a flower, it won't do so again. Air plants get nutrition by absorbing water through their leaves. It was completely my fault, I shook too hard, but I could have cried because the plant was in bloom! Posted on October 15, 2014 by Les Stein . Some can produce one to three, others up to a dozen. Tillandsias can also be grown from seed, but this is a slow process that might take years. How did it get to this point, you may ask, and how do I properly nurture my blooming air plant? In either case, this post is for you. You may not have to worry about potting them, but they do still need a certain amount of water and light, plus the right temperatures, just like any other houseplant. Air Plant “Pups”: Another cool thing about air plants is that they will eventually produce little sprouts, or “pups,” from their base (up to 2-8 per plant!). Happy Mother’s Day everyone! 5. Overwatering may result in root rot. Don't let the lack of soil scare you away—air plants are easy to care for once you know what they need. To do so, begin by removing the spent flower from the plant. How to Multiply Your Spider Plants: The Spider Plant, or Chlorophytum comosum, is possibly the most popular house plant. A blooming an air plant will produce 1-3 little plantlets or pups. I just got 3 Air Plants at a tourist stop in Provincetown MA, and while I was shaking one off after watering today, half of the plant broke off. In winter, water potted snake plants just enough to keep the soil from drying out. When a pup reaches 1/3 of the size of the adult plant, you can gently separate it by pulling it apart from the parent plant. After flowering, most air plants start the reproduction cycle by producing “pups”, which typically start growing around the base of the air plant. Tillandsia do produce small seeds after blooming, but production by seed germination involves a lot of patience and since pollination requires other air plants, the germinated plants may not be true to the species. How Do Air Plants Reproduce. Tillandsias reproduce by putting out offsets, or pups, from the base of the mother plant. A good rule of thumb is to water an air plant once a week. Fortunately for us they’re very easy to propagate! If you repot your plant, be careful not to put it in too large of a container. The production of pups is the easiest way for air plant hobbyist and nurserymen alike to propagate their air plants. 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