What to do after air plants bloom and how to maintain them

1. What to do after air plants bloom

Air plants will die within 1-2 days after flowering. So after it finishes blooming, you need to find a way to propagate it. When it blooms, you can use a pollination pen to dip the pollen on the stamens and apply it to the pistils of different plants. If only one air plant is blooming, you can also apply pollen on its own pistil, but the seed set rate will be lower. After that, place it in a warm indoor environment between 15-25℃ and maintain it carefully. After it produces seeds after a period of time, collect them and sow them.

2. How to care for air plants

1. Temperature: Air plants prefer a warm environment and are suitable for growing in places with temperatures between 15-25℃. When raising it, it is recommended to place it in a warm place. In winter, be sure to keep it warm and don't let the temperature drop below 5℃ to prevent it from freezing.

2. Sunlight: Air plants prefer sunlight. When cultivating them, they need to be exposed to a certain amount of soft light. It cannot be placed in a place with very high light intensity or no light at all, otherwise it will grow poorly.

3. Moisture: It likes to grow in places with high air humidity. During its growing season, it is recommended to spray it with water 2-3 times a week to maintain air humidity. If you keep it in a dry place for a long time, it will lack water and grow poorly.

4. Fertilization: You can fertilize it when it is in the growing season. Fertilize once a week during the growing season. The method of fertilizing is to first wet the leaves with water, and then spray them with dissolved and diluted fertilizer.