The fact that air plants can be used in a variety of ways when it comes to decorating is one of the things we love about them. They are simple to attach to driftwood, wreaths, shells, and pretty much anything else you can think of! It’s good to have some greenery within your home, and since air plants don’t require soil, they make it a little bit simpler.
You’ve arrived to the right site if you’ve ever wondered how to install or attach air plants. We’ve prepared a list of some of the simplest mounting options for your favorite air plants below.
Wire:
When practical, we often advise using wire to secure. Just be careful not to use copper wire, which is harmful to air plants and can even cause their death.
If you are using wire, carefully “loop the wire through the bottommost leaves of your plant and wrap it around the base, then attach to your wreath or whatever item that you are attaching to.
We prefer this approach since it makes it simpler to move or water the plants if necessary than if you used adhesive.
Bok Tower Gardens has a stunning hanging display that you should see. Fishing line can be used to make lovely things both inside and outside.
angling line
This is a simple technique to fasten air plants to a wreath or piece of driftwood, and since it’s clear, no one will be able to see it. Simply follow the same procedure as with the wire; pass the fishing line through the plant’s leaves before tying a knot to attach it. If you hang air plants at the end of a long piece of line and fasten it to the ceiling or a shelf, you can also create some stylish floating arrangements using fishing wire.
Roots:
The primary function of air plants in the natural is to attach plants to trees; they do not use their roots to draw in nutrients or water. Our article, All About Air Plant Roots, has further information on air plant roots. If you have some free time, you can accomplish the same thing. Your plant may naturally cling to a piece of driftwood, a wreath, a tree, etc. (Be patient; this may take some time.)
If you’re feeling a little more impatient and don’t want to wait for the plant to anchor itself organically, you can use use wire to affix plants to an object by wrapping the wire around the plant’s roots rather than looping it through its leaves.
Glue:
Because it makes it more difficult to water and care for your plants, we typically don’t advise using adhesive to attach air plants to something. But it is possible! When using adhesive, you can use a plant safe glue that is also waterproof, such E6000. When gluing, be particularly careful to avoid getting glue on any of the leaves; instead, dab the glue on the plant’s base and wait for it to dry before attaching.
Although it’s not our preferred or advised method, you can use hot glue if you need to attach anything quickly. Hot glue won’t hold up as long as other anchoring methods and isn’t watertight.
Final suggestions:
- T. bulbosa belize, T. caput medusae, or T. pseudobaileyi are examples of plants with bulbous bases that should be mounted horizontally or upside down to assist prevent water from accumulating in their bases, which could cause them to rot.
- If you decide to mount your air plants with glue, remember to submerge or spray them rather than soak them. Since you can’t take the plant out to water it, soaking could cause it to decay against the place where it is anchored. Always try to shake away any extra water from your plant to reduce the likelihood of it rotting.
- Be sure to keep an eye on how much sunlight and moisture your wreath is receiving throughout the day if you are mounting and exhibiting air plants on a wreath that will hang outside on your front door. We advise bringing your wreath inside during the warmest part of the day if you see there is a lot of direct sun. For individuals who reside in colder climates, the same holds true. Since they are tropical plants, they do not like extremely low temperatures. Therefore, to prevent them from dying, if you’re using a wreath in the fall or winter, consider hanging it inside your door.
Super glue is safe to use on air plants.
Glue such as Liquid Nails or a glue gun can be used to mount your air plant. Allow the adhesive to cool if using a glue gun.
Before attaching your plant, give it a little moment to harden but not too long to prevent burning. Super glue shouldn’t be used since it could harm the
plant. If just used on the roots, you can also use wire, fishing line, and even staples. Don’t hurt any fleshy things.
the plant’s component. Useless copper mounting or attaching materials will damage your plant, so avoid using them. You may.
As long as it won’t be submerged in water or rust, you can adhere the plant to almost any surface.
Are plants safe from Gorilla Glue?
High-temp hot glue will probably kill the plant because it will burn right through a fragile stem, but low-temp hot glue would possibly be okay. I’m not familiar with gorilla glue, but I believe it’s nontoxic, so it might be effective. To attach, though, you wouldn’t need to drill all the way through the wood; all you would need to do is make a little hole and then wrap a twist-knot around the plant stem; once it has firmly attached, you can untie the tie.
Is Elmers glue suitable for air plants?
Air plants, which were once uncommon, exotic, and only found in the tropics and subtropics, have recently become popular low-maintenance houseplants. The common name “air plant” refers to a number of Tillandsia species. Because they don’t require soil to grow, they are known as air plants. Like epiphytic orchids and staghorn ferns, air plants are epiphytes, meaning that they take up water and essential nutrients from the air, dust, dew, humidity, rain, and decaying plant and insect debris through specialized structures on their leaves called trichomes.
Some air plants have even evolved to thrive on the shifting sands of deserts. Air plants connect themselves by tiny roots to rocks, trees, or shrubs. The Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America are where air plants naturally occur.
Most air plants can survive in low light conditions and require very little water and fertilizer as houseplants. Most air plants only require a weekly misting with a spray bottle, and fertilizer is actually not advised because Tillandsia plants can be gravely injured by fertilizers that contain copper, boron, or zinc. Additionally, the majority of types cannot endure lows of 45 F. (7 C.). Air plants come in a range of hues and textures, and they make wonderful creative materials.
With nearly any adhesive, including low temperature hot glue sticks, air plants can be affixed to seashells, driftwood, cork, canvas, craft wood, and a wide variety of other surfaces. Elmer’s glue, however, is water soluble and won’t last if watered excessively. By wrapping its tiny root system and base with monofilament fishing line or wire, air plants can be hung in amusing jellyfish or chandelier crafts. However, never use copper wire on air plants. Many craft stores and greenhouses also sell specialized air plant holders or hangers. Sphagnum moss can be placed around air plant creations to help disguise glue and threads as well as to keep the area surrounding the plants moist.
Materials required:
- shells of sea urchins
- Aerial plants
- a single-stranded fishing line
- craft glue
- Phragmites moss
- sewing machine
Care must be exercised since sea urchin shells are extremely delicate. Sphagnum moss should be delicately stuffed inside a sea urchin shell for making from the larger hole on the bottom using craft glue to hold it in place.
Fishing line should be cut to a length of 10 to 14 inches, and one end should be wrapped and tied around the base of the air plant. To keep the knot in place, you can add a tiny bit of adhesive.
Put the other end of the fishing line through the needle of the sewing machine. Through the bigger bottom hole on the sea urchin shell, the stuffed sphagnum moss, and finally the smaller hole at the top of the sea urchin shell, insert the threaded needle.
Once the air plant base is within the sea urchin shell and its foliage hangs out the bottom like jellyfish tentacles, keep pulling the fishing line up through the sea urchin shell. Because Christmas ornament hooks are affordable and simple to hang from a variety of objects, I prefer to attach the hanging fishing line to them. However, some craftsmen prefer to just build a loop.
Things required:
- Flat rock or coral fragment
- ornamental seashells
- sticks and a hot glue gun
- Magnets (optional)
Sphagnum moss patches should be adhered to your flat rock or coral as well as within the seashell hole. The air plant bases can then be glued into the seashell apertures.
Attach these little hermit crabs and air plants to various locations on the flat rock or coral. (Note: You may construct amusing refrigerator magnets by attaching magnets to the back of the rock or coral.)
Both of these crafts are simple, cheap, and wonderful to do as gifts. With air plants, though, there are countless crafting possibilities. Allow your imagination to run wild and create exciting new crafts for these lovely low-maintenance plants.
Is terrarium use of Gorilla Glue safe?
Registered. Yes, the common Gorilla Glue does admirably in a viv. Since it emits fumes for a longer period of time than, example, silicon, you simply need to wait a bit longer before placing animals in the enclosure.