East Care
Light Preference/Tolerated (Bright Indirect Light)
Above Average Watering Needs
Mature Height 1-3 inches
Pet Safe

With delicate silvery-green leaves, Tillandsia Ionantha Guatemala is a low-maintenance air plant that thrives in bright, indirect light. Provided the right light and humidity, Ionantha Guatemala will bloom and easily produce ‘pups,’ allowing you to keep enjoying this unique epiphytic plant. When the leaves turn red, Ionantha Guatemala blooms trumpets of bright violet emerging from its rosette of leaves. The care for this air plant is as easy as regular misting or weekly dunking in water.

Best Locations For Growing Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant

Keep Ionantha Guatemala in a spot where it can receive bright, indirect sunlight. Because air plants are native to the tropics, they appreciate areas of high humidity, such as your bathroom or in a location where watering can be easily achieved weekly. Tillandsia air plants are non-toxic, making them ideal plants in homes with curious pets or children.

Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant Sunlight Requirements

In nature, these epiphytes can be found attached to rocks and tree trunks below the tree canopy, receiving dappled and indirect light throughout the day. Ionantha Guatemala will do best in bright, indirect light, close to a window but protected from direct sunlight.

Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant Care

Air plants are considered low maintenance because they do not require soil, a pot, or much fertilizer. While the occasional dry leaf can be easily removed, Ionantha Guatemala will continue to thrive with minimal care, only needing regular misting or watering and plenty of bright, indirect light.

Watering Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant

Air plants are unique in that they do not use roots to absorb water. Instead, small scales on their leaves collapse when they are touched with water, fading from silver to bright green. To water Ionantha Guatemala, mist the leaves every couple of days, especially in drier months. Once a week, you can dunk air plants in water for 20 minutes to 1 hour, allowing the leaves to absorb water. Be sure to shake your air plants dry before returning to any kind of air plant holder, terrarium, etc.

Feeding Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant

Air plants are light feeders and can thrive without regular fertilizing. If you do decide to fertilize Ionantha Guatemala, add a water-soluble Tillandsia- or bromeliad-specific fertilizer to the water you mist or dunk with once a month during the growing season (spring-summer). You can also use regular houseplant fertilizer diluted to ¼ strength.

Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant Information

Light Exposure: Bright Indirect Light

Care Requirements: Easy

Watering Requirements: Above Average - Water-loving. Mist 3-4 times a week or soak twice a week.

Pet Friendly: Yes

Kid Friendly: Yes

Air Purifier: Low

Habit: Upright

Growth Rate: Slow

Mature Height: 1-3 inches

Mature Spread: 1-2 inches

Flowering: Yes

Flower Color(s): Purple

Flower Shade/Description: Purple

Fragrant:

Foliage Type:

Foliage Color(s): Green, Silver

Foliage Description: Green with Vibrant Red, Orange

Temperature: 60° - 90°F (16° - 32°C)

Humidity: High

Common Name: Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant

Other Name(s): Sky Plant

Scientific Name: Tillandsia ionantha

Plant Type: House Plant

SKU:: Air_IonanthaPP-HP

Container Sizes

Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on; type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.

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Guide: How to Care for Your New Plant(s)

Planter Shipping

Standard Colors: 2-3 business days

Special Order Colors: 8 weeks - this is due to the planter being custom made with the color(s) of your choice

Please Note: On special orders there can not be any cancellations

Plant Shipping

Time of Order:

Summer Shipping

If there is extreme heat we’ll delay shipping.

We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location

Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail.

It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. Again, our #1 priority is to ship the plants to you healthy and ready to thrive in your location. So we will do everything in our power to do so.

Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant

Best Locations For Growing Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant

Ionantha Guatemala Air Plant Sunlight Requirements