Air plants are amazing and our customers often say it best. With
over 500 species in the New World, air plants have something for everyone.
There are tiny little Ionantha Peanuts and huge specimens of Xerographica with
blooms shooting up four or five feet! There are modern and formal looking
species such as Amethyst and totally unique looking plants such as Caput
Medusae. Both are favorites of Meghan's and will be part of her big day.
Air plants are even more amazing as they can be displayed in
infinite ways. Like Indoor plants in Dubai or Outdoor plants in Dubai. Potted
plants can't be hung upside down attached to sculptures made of stone,
ceramics, wood or plastic but air plants can be displayed in any fashion. Many
people make beautiful wreaths, plant sculptures and even jewelry out of them.
They can be glued, wired or strapped to almost anything. I have seen the cutest
little air plants attached to wine corks and displayed on refrigerators with
magnets. Of course, like Meghan, many people create a real statement with their
plants on their wedding day. Xerographica has become very popular as part of
brides' bouquets and as beautiful table centerpieces. Smaller air plants make
wonderful boutonniers for the handsome men in the wedding party.
Fans of tillandsias sometimes go batty when their air plants
start to bloom and we understand. The blooms are so spectacular almost no one
can resist showing them off to their friends and family. In the past this
sudden need to shout from the rooftops about your blooming plants could have
put you at risk of getting arrested for disturbing the peace. Another amazing
characteristic is their special way of reproducing themselves. Their life cycle
includes growth, maturity, bloom and reproduction by the sudden appearance of
"pups". It is hard not to squeal with delight when you find them one
morning while watering your plants. Pups start out as tiny little sprouts and
quickly grow larger and larger.
We have saved the most amazing characteristic of air plants in Dubai for last. One argument for letting them grow into a larger grouping is
their bloom stage. When a dozen or more plants growing in a clump suddenly
bloom it is an amazing explosion of color and flowers. Hundreds of leaves blush
yellow, pink, red, purple or other colors depending on the species and
beautiful and colorful flowers sprout from the center of each plant to attract
hummingbirds and other pollinators.