It wasn’t as if Paul Isley started out interested in air plants. After all, he was an Economics major at UCLA when he was introduced to tillandsias by a herpetologist friend. Because Isley loves ...

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Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the evolution of a specific photosynthesis mechanism in Tillandsia (air plants). This sheds light on the complex ...

Plants from the Tillandsia genus are fascinating little creatures that don't need soil and don't make a lot of demands. There is something undeniably charming about air plants. While all plants are ...

The Tillandsia Garden Club, which is in its 76th year, recently donated a bench for a garden at Tomoka State Park. Club members donated $2,000 for the bench and they also planted trees and worked on ...

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Air plants—also known by their botanical name, Tillandsia—are some of the most unique houseplants you can grow. Both modern and futuristic in appearance, these epiphytes truly defy the rules of ...