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Air plants : the curious world of Tillandsias / Zenaida Sengo ; photographs by Caitlin Atkinson.

by Sengo, Zenaida.

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Timber Press, Inc., 2014.

Indoor gardening.

9781604694895 (pbk.)

1604694890 (pbk.)

224 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes index.

A Tillandsia primer -- Understanding air plants -- Caring for air plants -- Choosing your favorites -- Tillandsias on display -- Design & decorate with Tillandsias --Terrariums.

Grow, craft, and design with these modern low-maintenance beauties. Air plants don't need soil, so you can dangle and perch these easy-care plants almost anywhere. Tillandsia species are epiphytes or air plants, that is, they normally grow without soil while attached to other plants. Epiphytes are not parasitic, depending on the host only for support. A guide to decorating with air plants, featuring photographs that showcase ideas for using them mounted on walls, suspended from the ceiling, as living bows and jewelry, as screens, and in unique containers, like leather pouches, dishes, and baskets. Projects include a wood mount, a wall hook, lasso-and-hook wiring, a ceramic-frame garden, and three unique terrariums. All the basics of growing and maintaining these intriguing plants so that they bloom and thrive year-round.

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