How to Use air plant in a Sentence

air plant

noun
  • Some grow in the ground, and others in trees, like air plants.
    — Joanna Klein, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The air plants are sprayed, rather than watered, once a week by staff on ladders.
    — Carolyne Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Although many plant species grow out of the ground, species such as air plants grow on trees, far from the soil.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Ball moss is an epiphyte (air plant) that makes its living from the air, not from the host plant.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Then, set each air plant upside down on a clean cloth or paper towel to drain for an hour or two.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2022
  • This open-air plant and specialty home goods shop is 100% good vibes.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • Use a three-wick candle jar to make a succulent garden or house air plants.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Small hanging containers or wall planters of air plants are easy to tuck into a tiny area.
    — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2018
  • If the recipient has a less-than-green thumb, go for an air plant or a succulent.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Your holiday guests will be in awe over this handmade air plant Christmas tree.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Decorate the fridge with living decor thanks to these adorable little air plant magnets.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022
  • When dry, the trichomes act like shields to reflect some of the intense light common to air plant habitats.
    — Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 6 Jan. 2022
  • An air plant has a minimal, if any at all, root system (the roots are atrophic, which means dry).
    — Washington Post, 9 July 2020
  • Quirky and austere, air plants achieve ascetic transcendence.
    — Crispin Long, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2019
  • There’s also a chance to spot balsam trees, air plants, and even parrots and bats in the surrounding forests.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
  • Sadly, air plants are not a species of plant designed for people without a flair for gardening.
    — Popular Science, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Pack them full of mini succulents, air plants, or cascading greenery for a unique look.
    — Lennie Larkin, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Larsen also won awards this year for his Tillandsia, an air plant that doesn’t need soil to grow, and many succulents.
    — Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Jeanne, the gardener in our household, wondered whether these air plants were parasitic.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The more carbon dioxide in the air, the less air plants need to process in order to photosynthesise.
    — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The event will feature exhibits of at least 20 varieties of bromeliads, many of which are known as air plants.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • For a unique spin on traditional vases and plant pots, try this clay and wood vessel that can house the teeny tiniest air plant.
    — Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • West Perro also brought air plants and palo santo that guests could tuck into their crafts or take home as souvenirs.
    — Nena Farrell, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • This subscription box will deliver an adorable (and real) air plant to your home to help make your space a little greener each month.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The unpaved state highway cuts through a slough crowded with bald cypress trees laden with Spanish moss and spidery air plants.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
  • Tillandsia, commonly known as air plants, is the largest genus (about 500 species) in the bromeliad family.
    — Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2018
  • The fair will offer both native and exotic plans from all over the state including orchids, air plants, fruit trees, bamboo and bromeliads.
    — Jerry Fallstrom, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • What do air plants, marimo moss balls, string gardens, bonsai and indoor herb gardens have in common, besides greenery?
    — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The soil-free air plant lends itself well to hanging, but also consider species with trailing tendrils, like English ivy.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2018
  • For bathrooms with big windows and access to sunshine, try air plants, gardenias, azaleas, or asparagus ferns.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2017

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