Air Plant (Bryophullum Pinnatum)

My mother in law just stayed with us for a night after flying into JFK from a 2 week vacation in Hawaii... lucky girl. ;)  She shares my passion for plants and was nice enough to bring me back a cutting of an Air Plant (Bryophullum Pinnatum).   

The cutting came in a little plastic pouch attached to this label.

You can see it produces these little lantern-like flowers.

Bryophullum pinnatum is a type of succulent it is also known as Air Plant, Miracle Leaf and Resurrection Plant, mainly because it reproduces so quickly.  I just planted it 2 days ago and the cutting already sprouted a little plantlet.  In Hawaii it is actually considered "a moderate invader" because it reproduces so quickly.  I followed the instructions on the back of the label which said to fill a pot with a mixture of peat moss and perlite, both of which you can find at your local garden supply or plant store.

Fill your pot with 80% peat moss

Fill your pot with 20% perlite

Lay the leaf on top of soil mixture.  If you look closely you can see the baby plantlet.

 After laying the leaf on top of the soil be sure to drench the soil thoroughly and allow it to become fairly dry between waterings.  The instructions say to fertilize with a time released or garden fertilizer. I'm excited to see how this plant will do in NYC's climate in a pot on my windowsill.  If it does well I will be able to propagate it and make new plants just by following the steps above.  I will give an update after this guy grows a bit.  :))