Tillandsia Brachycaulos Multiflora – Live Air Plant for Terrariums & Vivariums | India

💰 Price per plant: ₹600 

Tillandsia brachycaulos 'Multiflora' is a lush green air plant that blushes vivid red as it comes into bloom, often throwing multiple flowers at once. Air plants are epiphytic bromeliads, members of the tropical Bromeliaceae family like the pineapple, that grow with no soil at all, drawing moisture and nutrients through fine scales on their leaves. That makes this brachycaulos one of the most vibrant, low-maintenance tropical bromeliads for open terrariums, glass displays, mounted driftwood art and vivarium backgrounds.

Origin and form

Brachycaulos is native to Central America, from Mexico down to Costa Rica, growing on trees and rock in warm, humid, airy forest. It holds a lush, soft green rosette for most of the year, then flushes a dramatic vivid red at flowering, the 'Multiflora' form standing out for its generous, multiple blooms.

Care at a glance

• Light: bright, indirect light; avoid harsh midday sun.
• Water: no soil needed. Mist 2 to 3 times a week, or soak for 15 to 20 minutes weekly, then shake off excess and let it dry fully within a few hours.
• Airflow: essential. Air plants must dry out between waterings, so they are not suited to sealed closed terrariums.
• Temperature: easy in India's warm climate, roughly 15 to 32°C; never leave it constantly wet.
• Difficulty: easy, a rewarding air plant for beginners and collectors.

Styling and display

Mount it on driftwood, cork or rock, rest it in an open holder, or set it in an open glass terrarium, where the red flowering blush becomes a centrepiece. It also suits the above-water background of a vivarium or paludarium. Pair it with other Tillandsia, moss and driftwood. Grow it above the waterline; a weekly soak is fine, but it must never be left submerged. Like most bromeliads it is non-toxic and safe around cats and dogs.

Propagation

After flowering, brachycaulos produces offsets, or "pups," at its base and forms a clump. Leave them to cluster, or separate mature pups to start new plants.

Ordering

Supplied as healthy, nursery-grown live air plants and shipped across India, sold in sets of 10, ideal for terrarium makers, crafters and resellers. A vibrant, free-flowering air plant to buy online in India for maximum colour at bloom time.

Part of our Terrarium & Paludarium Plants range, shipped live across India.