Air Plant

Red Alder

About Air Plant and Red Alder

Air Plant

Red Alder

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America

North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas

Lowland evergreen rainforest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA1,370.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.2.9 Minimum Width

NA610.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.3 Plant Color

1.3.1 Flower Color

Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum

Yellow, Red, Coral

1.3.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

1.3.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

1.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

1.3.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Dark Green

1.3.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Dark Green

1.3.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Silver, Gray

Not Available

1.4 Shape

1.4.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Ovate

1.5 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Average

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Maritime exposure, Salt water

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Layering, Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

Average Water Needs

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Average

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Maritime exposure, Salt water

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

4.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.11 Attracts

Not Available

Insects, Not Available

4.12 Allergy

Not Available

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Skin Problems

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap

5.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine

Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

TILLANDSIA

ALNUS rubra

6.2 Common Name

Air Plant, Airplant

Oregon Alder, Red Alder

6.2.1 In Hindi

Air Plant

red alder

6.2.2 In German

Klimaanlagen

rot-Erle

6.2.3 In French

Plante air

aulne rouge

6.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de Aire

aliso rojo

6.2.5 In Greek

Air φυτών

κόκκινη σκλήθρα

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Air planta

amieiro vermelho

6.2.7 In Polish

powietrza

czerwony olcha

6.2.8 In Latin

Air Planta

red alnus

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Poales

Fagales

7.5 Family

Bromeliaceae

Betulaceae

7.6 Genus

Tillandsia

Alnus

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Tillandsioideae.

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

70035

1 27800

Properties of Air Plant and Red Alder

Wondering what are the properties of Air Plant and Red Alder? We provide you with everything About Air Plant and Red Alder. Air Plant doesn't have thorns and Red Alder doesn't have thorns. Also Air Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Air Plant has allergic reactions like Not Available and Red Alder has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Air Plant and Red Alder and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Air Plant and Red Alder

Season and care of Air Plant and Red Alder is important to know. While considering everything about Air Plant and Red Alder Care, growing season is an essential factor. Air Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Red Alder season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Air Plant is Not Available and for Red Alder is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Air Plant is Not Available and for Red Alder is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Air Plant and Red Alder Physical Information

Air Plant and Red Alder physical information is very important for comparison. Air Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Red Alder height is 1,370.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Air Plant and Red Alder are as follows:

Air Plant flower color: Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink and Plum
Air Plant leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Silver
Red Alder flower color: Yellow, Red and Coral
Red Alder leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Air Plant and Red Alder

Care of Air Plant and Red Alder include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Air Plant pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Red Alder pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Air Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Alder needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.