Is my air plant growing a baby ?
My baby tauru has gotten so big, and now she seems to be branching out or is she growing a baby ? #AirPlant #MedusaHeadAirPlant #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #help
2” pot without drainage
Last watered 2 weeks ago
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@FabRubbercup Yup! Air plants reproduce by putting out “offsets” or “pups,” which are just lil baby clones of themselves! It’s very cool. I would leave them attached for a little while longer (or as long as you want), it looks so cool and sometimes the babies can have trouble if they are removed too soon. Yours looks a good size and would likely be fine if you removed it, but I feel better safe than sorry. Has the mother bloomed yet?
@FabRubbercup So personally, the baby is quite big enough to survive on its own and if you do remove it it could encourage the mother to produce more pups. I would just wait for it to get a tiny bit bigger! Air plants only bloom once, and usually they don’t produce babies until afterwards, but it’s not unheard of. If you haven’t had it long, it may have bloomed in the nursery before you got it, but it looks super vibrant so I feel like it may not have bloomed yet. Something fun to look out for! After they bloom they usually produce more babies and eventually start to deteriorate and then die. But by then you should have at least a few copies to keep her legacy alive! 💖
Hello, and congratulations on getting a pup for your Tilly (short for Tillandsia)!
I wouldn't advice for splitting the adult from the pup, as it will slow down the pup growth and will force the mother plant to produce another pup, thus draining its own energy and longevity.
Parent plant in Tillandsia doesn't last long, right after the blooming pup forms. As the pup grows the mother plant slowly cuts its leaflets till there is nothing left from the parent.
If the plant is super healthy as it looks like in your case, the parent can last longer
I wouldn't advice for splitting the adult from the pup, as it will slow down the pup growth and will force the mother plant to produce another pup, thus draining its own energy and longevity.
Parent plant in Tillandsia doesn't last long, right after the blooming pup forms. As the pup grows the mother plant slowly cuts its leaflets till there is nothing left from the parent.
If the plant is super healthy as it looks like in your case, the parent can last longer