Tillandsia Caput-Medusae

Tillandsia caput-medusae

The Tillandsia Caput-Medusae, popularly known as the Octopus Plant or Medusa’s Head, is an easy-care indoor plant belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. It is just another good addition to your striped plant collection. Growing without soil or substrate, the plant can be reared and placed almost anywhere in the house, indoors or outdoors. Take pictures of Caput-Medusae to make it your desktop or laptop wallpaper as the elegance of this air plant is mind-blowing!

Tillandsia caput-medusae only uses its roots to cling to high trees or rocks. There are many creative ways to cultivate it in living spaces. Thus, the head of Medusa with the bizarre snake-leaves perfectly puts itself in the limelight on branches, stones or cacti.

If you want to grow air plants indoors and the air is dry, you will need to mist it frequently and keep it near a window where the air flows.

The air plants are unusual, in that they can grow on almost anything without the need for soil. The Tillandsia, AKA air plant, is native to Mexico, Costa Rica, Central America and parts of South America, and has become a popular ornamental plant throughout the world. The small air plant produces a colourful array of shoots, ranging from pink to blue to purple. While these plants appear difficult to grow due to their unusual characteristics, air plants are very hardy and air plant care is simple. In fact, you mostly just need to mist the air plant occasionally.