On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 06:30:51 -0500, "Ricky"
wrote:

"chaz" wrote

OK, but how does tying it to a piece of driftwood, or anything for that
matter, help the plant? I have had it in a vase sort of dish for about 8
months now.

You can carry the driftwood piece into the house when it gets too cold or
you can place the driftwood piece in the best spot in your garden to get
some rain and filtered sunlight. The driftwood won't grow any bigger so it
won't wrap around the air plant and make it disappear.

Here's an example: http://www.fawnridge.com/ricky/driftwood.jpg
...Since it never gets that cold in S. Florida I
don't have to bring this one indoors.

Welcome, welcome Ricky! Can't beat expertise AND patience. :-) I've
never kept an "air plant," but I have a feeling humidity would be a
factor you might never consider mentioning in S. Florida. Misting, of
course, will compensate for the lack, but many US indoor environments
are positively crispy in winter with the furnace (a big box fueled by
paper money) blasting.