whenever we talk about in the plants, our minds go to the typical pots and pans placed on the terrace, balcony or in any room of our house. However, today we will talk to you about: epiphytic plants, those who do not need a substrate as we know it to develop. However, many live our homes They can also be grown in pots with soil using traditional methods.

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What are epiphytic plants?

this epiphytic plants They do not need a substrate to thrive. There are many species of plants of this type, about 25,000 of them on the entire planet. Most of these epiphytic plants yes they can be planted pot at home and with a traditional substrate, although they will do it differently if they grow in their natural habitat.

As their name suggests, epiphytic plants, They live on another plant. Although it should be noted that they can live on a rock, stone or other support. In this way, epiphytic plants in many cases hang by the roots and gives rise to hanging flowers.

In these cases, logically, the roots of these plants act as an anchor to the support on which the plant grows, but they are not responsible for providing the plant with nutrients and nutrients like the flowers we normally plant. a pot.

Everything said above, these plants parasites but this is not entirely true. Epiphytic plants do not in principle endanger the plants they settle on, but can sometimes damage them by “stealing” some of their nutrients.

How do epiphytic plants feed?

but ok yeah these plants do not feed on their rootsHow do they do this? Well, thanks to its leaves, which look like little hairs and have a kind of appendage that you can absorb water and nutrients from the air to feed the plant.

Orchids are the best-known examples of epiphytic plants. pixabay


Orchids are the most colorful example of epiphytic plants.

Precious Orchids are the best known example of epiphytic plants.. These beautiful flowers only need a piece of bark to cling to, and some may live unnecessarily hanging from the pot. This is even more evident if we consider orchids that are born wild in nature and grow in the forest hanging on trees.