Never had an air plant before. He seemed to be very happy, bloomed some pretty flowers, but lately he’s been looking dead. Looked up “how to water” and was going to try and submerge him in water for 20 mins then let him dry before returning him to Groot. But I took him out, and it didn’t look good. So I was trying to remove the dead leaves and what was once, one plant, fell apart into 4 and I’m not sure what to do from here. Can I salvage him? If so, how do I save it? Or is this going to be bad? Pic of before with his pretty flowers, and then today’s findings. Thank you in advance for any and all advice!
by Tmcmac0708
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That’s rot alright. Those 4 shoots are technically 4 different plants now, one being the mother and the rest being pups.
Cut above the rot. Remove the lowest leaf. The ones that have flowered have the least chances, since airplants grow from the meristem, the center. Once they flowered they stop growing and put their energy into making pups. Cut before it spreads more, let it dry for a few days before watering to prevent rot.
I would assume the rot started before the soak. Misting can create rot if they aren’t getting a proper airflow for log enough, it just takes 1 drop of water sticking at the wrong place between 2 leaves and rot can start. Soaking afterwards makes it more noticeable with extra moisture (it’s how I’ve found a few of my plants dead a while back)