AIRPLANTS Airplants are members of the Bromeliad family, to keep them in this country is relatively easy but please remember these are a semi- tropical plant. Airplants can be mounted on bark or pieces of wood. Glues that can be used are UHU, bostic clear or fishtank sealer (silicon rubber) this is what we use ourselves. Keep glue off root base. During the summer months they can be sprayed with any fertiliser but only quarter strength, in good weather spray daily in winter time less often unless kept in a very dry atmosphere, orchid fertiliser is good for this. Do not keep in direct sun or on top of television sets or over radiators also do not let them sit in pools of water. Argentia Delicate cushions with fine leaves in upright tufts / Blue flowers Balbisiana Bergerii Gray tapering leaves / Pink Bracts / Clumps well. Bergerii Small clumps ( when Available ) Brachycalous Soft gray green leaves in rosette / Flowers purple leaves flush red in flower. Bulbosa Bulbous base slightly curly rounded dark green leaves / Red bract violet flowers Butzii Bulbous base whip like dark green brown speckled leaves / Red bract violet flowers. Caput Medusae( large ) Bulbous base gray green curling leaves ( decorative ) Caput Medusae( Small ) As Above Crocata Delicate gray leaves / Yellow flowers Fasiculata Unispicta Large stiff leaves gray green / Large red bracts violet flowers Fasciculata - Vars Similar to above large plants Harrisii Light gray leaves in an upright rosette / pale violet flowers on a short bract Ionantha Small growing resembles a pineapple green leaves / Tubular Purple flowers Ionantha v. Scaposa Similar to Ionantha slightly larger Ixioides Loose rosette of gray leaves Juncea Slender upright ( Rush like ) leaves about 6" to 8" / Reddish bract with purple flowers. Magnusiana Slender tuft of leaves about 3"dia / Tubular lilac flowers in centre of plant. Mitalensis Tight upward curving rosette of gray leaves ( When available. Check first ) Plagiotropica Small soft leaved rosette 3" to 5" across / White flowers. Seleriana Large bulbous base with rounded slightly curving leaves, very unusual. Sphaerocophalla Streptophylla Bulbous base with long flat silver curly leaves. Streptophylla ( large ) As Above Stricta Dense rosette of soft green leaves / Pink bract with blue flowers Stricta Hard leaf Rosette of hard silver gray leaves, / Pink bract with blue flowers Tricolor ( large ) Stiff upright dark green leaves 9"to 10" / Bract red turning to yellow purple flowers Tricolor ( small ) As above 6" to 8" Usneoides Spanish moss Rootless strands of small gray leaves ( like hanks of wool ) flowers tiny yellow green