🌿 Air Plant “Cotton Candy” with Spanish Moss

(Tillandsia stricta × Tillandsia recurvifolia hybrid, often paired with Tillandsia usneoides)

🌸 General Description

Tillandsia ‘Cotton Candy’ is a popular hybrid air plant admired for its soft, pastel appearance and vibrant flowering. It forms a compact rosette of slender, arching leaves covered in fine silvery trichomes, giving the plant a fuzzy, cotton-like texture—hence the name Cotton Candy.

When in bloom, it produces a striking bright pink to lavender flower spike, followed by purple tubular flowers, creating a beautiful contrast against the pale foliage.

Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is often paired with Cotton Candy for decorative displays. It cascades in long, thread-like silver strands, creating a soft, flowing effect that enhances the visual appeal of the arrangement.

🌱 Plant Size (Mature)

• Cotton Candy:

  • Height: 8–12 cm

  • Width: 6–10 cm

• Spanish Moss:

  • Length: Can trail 30–150+ cm depending on age and growing conditions

🌞 Light Requirements

• Bright, indirect light

• Tolerates gentle morning sun

• Avoid harsh midday sunlight, which can scorch the leaves

💧 Water & Humidity

• Soak Cotton Candy in clean water for 20–30 minutes, 1–2 times per week

• Spanish Moss prefers frequent misting or quick dips 2–3 times weekly

• Shake off excess water and allow to dry fully within 4 hours

• Thrives in moderate to high humidity (50–80%)

🌡️ Temperature

• Ideal range: 18–30°C

• Protect from temperatures below 10°C

• Loves warm, well-ventilated environments

🌬️ Air Circulation

• Excellent airflow is essential

• Avoid enclosed or stagnant spaces to prevent rot

🌸 Flowering & Growth Habit

• Cotton Candy blooms once in its lifetime but produces pups at the base after flowering

• Pups can be separated when they reach ⅓–½ the size of the mother plant

• Spanish Moss grows continuously by branching and elongation

🌿 Uses & Display

• Hanging arrangements

• Driftwood or shell mounts

• Glass terrariums (open only)

• Home décor, events, and gifting

✔️ Special Features

• No soil required

• Soft, silvery foliage with vibrant flowers

• Low maintenance and beginner-friendly

• Excellent contrast when paired with Spanish Moss

If you want, I can also provide a short description, care chart, or seller-ready listing format for Indian climate conditions.