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Orchids, Bromeliads, and More
 Consider the ease and rare beauty of landscaping with air plants. In science they are known as an Epiphyte. What that means is they generally do not need soil to grow and thrive. They can root on to their hosts be it rocks, trees, or other well drained medium. The main difference between an Epiphyte and a parasite is that these air plants do not rob their hosts of nutrients. They simply benefit from the excess and left overs.
An air plant is an organism that grows upon or attached to a living
plant. Air plants are better known in the scientific world as an
epiphyte. Epiphytic plants are sometimes called "air plants" because
they do not root in soil. Air plants usually derive only physical
support and not nutrition from their host. Unlike parasitic plants air
plants rarely damage the host plant. The
best-known epiphytic plants include orchids, bromeliads, and mosses
such as Spanish moss of the genus Tillandsia which is a Bromeliad, but
epiphytic plants may be found in every major group of the plant
kingdom. Assemblages of large epiphytes occur most abundantly in moist
tropical forests, but mosses and lichens occur as epiphytes in almost
any environment with trees.
 The advantage of using air plants for your water garden is the simplicity of the installation. You can just wedge the plants into any crack you find and they will thrive. The colors they give the surroundings are can not be matched by any other plant. Most of these air plants will also duplicate on their own so one plant multiplies into several in just a few short years.
Since orchids and bromeliads do not require soil they can be moved around and rearranged until you find the right place for them with out the risk of shocking the plant.
If you live in colder climates you can just remove them with no mess into your greenhouse during the freezing months.
Below you will find our collected selection of quality air plants. Even if you do not have a pond, these plants are just some of the worlds most unique creations. The orchid is the most popular flower behind the rose.
We ship the plant bare root and on Mondays via U.S. Postal Service to give the best chance for arriving within the same week.
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