Tillandsia Funkiana – Live Air Plant for Terrariums & Vivariums | India

💰 Price per plant: ₹400

Tillandsia funkiana is a distinctive air plant with fine, needle-like green leaves on an upright, branching stem, tipped with a brilliant red-orange flower. 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 funkiana one of the most sculptural, low-maintenance tropical bromeliads for open terrariums, glass displays, mounted driftwood art and vivarium backgrounds.

Origin and form

Funkiana is native to Venezuela, where it grows on rock and bark in bright, humid, airy conditions. Its feathery, needle-leaved stems branch and cluster over time, and each stem is tipped with a fiery red-orange flower, giving a wild look unlike any rosette air plant.

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 striking air plant for beginners and collectors.

Styling and display

Its branching, needle-leaved form looks superb mounted on driftwood, cork or rock, rested in an open holder, or set in an open glass terrarium. It also suits the above-water background of a vivarium or paludarium. Pair it with other Tillandsia, moss and driftwood for a natural, sculptural scene. 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, funkiana produces offsets, or "pups," along the stems and slowly builds a fuller 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 wild, sculptural air plant to buy online in India for standout displays.

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