Cholla Wood Indoor Plant Arrangement | Handmade Plant Gift | Party Favor

Cholla Wood Indoor Plant Arrangement | Small Handmade Plant Gift | Thank you gift | Birthday Gift | Best Friend Gift | Party Gifts & Wedding Favors

This unique  terrarium has three plants air plant (Tillandsia) . It is great for a Thank You Gift, Birthday Gift or Client Gift. It is completely handcrafted and It will add the perfect decorative touch to your house, office, or patio. 

The base of the terrarium is made of cholla and old cypress driftwood. 

Cholla is a cactus found in the desert SW and Northern Mexico. After several years, old wood naturally dies and can be removed from the plants. After an intensive cleaning and removal of the thorns, we are left with a unique product that is great for displaying air plants.

This 3-plant terrarium includes:

Tillandsia Caput 'Medusae' (Air Plant)
Tillandsia ionantha (Guatemala)
Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish Moss)
Cholla cactus natural base
Cypress Root Driftwood Base Plaque
Approximate size:  6 in x 3 in x 3 in

More about your plants:

Tillandsia caput is an 'air plant' grows without a substrate and its snake-shaped leaves bring an exotic flair to living rooms. The epiphytic Tillandsia caput-medusae is an easy-care indoor plant, as long as you pay attention to its unorthodox needs. Provided proper care, this tillandsia does not even challenge an inexpert hand. These care instructions explain how to tie up this glamorous bromeliad in a perfect location, make it flower, water properly, fertilize, overwinter and propagate it. Most air plants are epiphytes, using their root system to attach themselves to a host.  Interestingly enough, they do not use their roots to pull nutrients from their host rather just to anchor themselves. 

The Tillandsia Ionantha is a beautiful air plant, and is a great first plant if you are new to air plant care. It has colorful leaves that are green on the bottom and pinkish or violet on the top. Fuego can be found across Latin America and one variety also grows only in Mexico. Most air plants are epiphytes, using their root system to attach themselves to a host.  Interestingly enough, they do not use their roots to pull nutrients from their host rather just to anchor themselves. 

These adorable plants feature layers upon layers of the prettiest silvery-green leaves, and an adorable round shape. When the Ionantha blooms, it will have the most beautiful violet flowers, and when in bloom the top of the plant will also turn a brilliant bright red. The flowering cycle on the Ionantha is one of the most beautiful of all of the air plant varieties.

Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is not a  true moss, but rather an epiphytic flowering plant that often grows upon larger trees in tropical and subtropical climates

Terrarium Care: 

Light requirements:  Do not expose to direct sunlight. Pick your spot and do not change it often. For best results choose a bright location for your terrarium.
Watering:  When grown indoors, air plants will need to be watered regularly. Mist your air plants with distilled or rain water three times per week.
Temperature: The ideal temperature for air plants is between 50-80 °F. 
Fertilizing: Not needed