🌱 Beginner-Friendly "Drama-free plant energy"

Tiny plant with no concept of subtle. Goes from silvery green to crimson, ruby and hot pink before blooming violet. Tiny plant. Big feelings.

What you get: 1 live plant, no container, plus a plant care card, a QR code to our free online plant guide, and a discount code for your next order. Color, size and shape vary. Cannot ship to Hawaii.

Quick facts

• Difficulty: beginner-friendly
• Light: bright, indirect. More light, more blush
• Water: soak 20–30 minutes weekly, shake, dry upside down
• Soil: none
• Blooms violet to deep purple, then makes pups
• Outdoors in USDA Zones 9–11
• Mature size: about 4 inches
• Pet friendly

Can't pick one? Group a few at different blush stages. They're the plant version of your most chaotic group chat: tiny, colorful, better together.

Fresh out of the box: give it a 20–30 minute soak (mist only for fuzzy tectorum), shake it off, and let it dry upside down. No soil, ever.

Cold weather: heat packs are required November through February for the live arrival guarantee. Outside those months, if any stop on the route from California to you could drop below 50°F, add a heat pack. Plants are dramatic about frostbite, and honestly, fair.

Live arrival guarantee: if your plant shows up in rough shape, send us a photo within 48 hours of delivery. For an eligible claim we may provide a replacement when available, a refund to the original payment method, a partial refund, store credit, or care and recovery instructions when the issue is cosmetic or reversible. Heat packs are required November through February for the guarantee. Orders over $100 ship UPS or USPS with shipping insurance. Orders usually ship within a few days, Monday through Wednesday, so plants never sit in a carrier warehouse over a weekend (we may make an exception if you're close by, likely to receive it by Saturday, or the weather along the route is mild). Full shipping and refund policies are on our website. Every plant is nursery grown in California.

Water:
• Soak the air plant in room-temperature water for 20–30 minutes once weekly
• Increase watering frequency in hot, dry environments
• Shake gently after soaking and allow the plant to dry upside down before returning it to the shell

Feeding:
• Optional monthly feeding with a diluted air plant fertilizer during active growth

✨ No soil needed!

Air plants naturally grow attached to trees and rocks, absorbing moisture and nutrients through specialized leaf structures called trichomes.

Tillandsia ionantha 'Rubra' is adaptable and forgiving, thriving with bright light, proper airflow, and occasional watering. It is not frost-hardy and should be protected from freezing temperatures.

Dormancy:

• No Dormancy

Growing Zones (unless Indoors):

• 5a
• 4a
• 3a
• 6a
• 6b
• 4b
• 5b
• 3b
• 7b
• 7a
• 8b
• 8a
• 11a
• 10a
• 11b
• 10b
• 9b
• 9a
• 1a
• 2a
• 12a
• 13a
• 1b
• 2b
• 12b
• 13b

Native Area:

Mexico and Central America

• Produces offsets ("pups") after blooming
• Pups can be left attached or separated once they reach one-third the size of the mother plant

• Indoors

• Do you offer free shipping?
• Wild Wonders Oasis will run free shipping offers once orders have reached a certain threshold. You can find this information on the Product Pages, Cart Page, and Checkout Page.
  
  Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on your order, location, selected carrier, and shipping speed. Basically, the plants need a safe little travel plan, and unfortunately the postal goblins do require payment. 📦🌿
  
  We do our best to offer available shipping options at checkout so you can choose what works best for you.
• Do you offer express shipping?
• Yes — express shipping options may be available at checkout.
  
  At checkout, you’ll see a variety of postal carriers and shipping speeds to choose from, depending on your location and the items in your order. Pick the option that works best for you and your leafy little travel companions. 🌿
  
  Please note that shipping speeds begin once the carrier receives the package — not while your plant is still being lovingly packed like the tiny botanical celebrity it is.