How to divide air plant pups after flowering? Detailed method
Division is usually done after the mother air plant has died. Cut off the clumped withered leaves on the mother plant, then gently pull off the pups by hand; it takes almost no effort. Do not throw the mother plant away immediately, as a gradually withering air plant may still produce more pups.
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Air plant propagation by division
Division is a fairly common method of propagating air plants, and it is actually quite simple. So that gardening friends can see the process of air plant division propagation more intuitively, the whole process will be recorded below. Note that if you plan to plant the air plant into a medium after division, you must "by no means" wait for the wound to air-dry, to avoid wound infection.Generally speaking, the mother plant left after dividing an air plant still has value, and it may still keep producing offsets. However, if it is the long-stemmed type, this method cannot be used for long-stemmed forms, because long-stemmed forms have very long "adventitious roots", so you must use scissors. If you pull hard, you may even pull out the fibers from the center of the mother plant, and then the mother plant will not survive either. If you insist on pulling it off by hand, you have to wait until the section of the mother plant from which the offsets grow ages and becomes woody; at that point you can twist it off directly. As for the success rate... I think it is quite high... As long as you focus when dividing and do not pull at random, air plants are very tough, oh oh oh.
The mother plant is on the left, the pup is on the right
It is time to divide it. Carefully pry it open gently, aim at the right spot, quick~ruthless~accurate, twist it off
The place where the two plants are joined~~~~look carefully, there are black lines... those are called "adventitious roots"... separate it from the middle and it is almost done
Finally it is separated, ta-da!!! A little life is born
Do air plants die after flowering?
Yes, but they will not die immediately; after flowering they will grow for 1~2 years. But everyone can take this opportunity to propagate offspring.
When the air plant's flowers begin to wither, it is recommended to cut off these withered flower spikes, as this will produce more pups. When the pups you want to divide begin to sprout, the leaves at the base of the plant will begin to loosen and appear withered. At this time, do not cut off the leaves, because these places are the positions of the pups' growth buds. Wait until the pups grow up, then they can be divided, and the mother plant can rest.