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title: "Do y’all know what’s happening to my air plant and how to care/treat…"
description: "Do y’all know what’s happening to my air plant and how to care/treat it? I’m guessing it is a plantlet but I want to hear from you guys."
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Plum"
published: "2026-08-24T16:25:04.371631Z"
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# Do y’all know what’s happening to my air plant and how to care/treat…

_Posted by Plum on 2026-08-24_

Do y’all know what’s happening to my air plant and how to care/treat it? I’m guessing it is a plantlet but I want to hear from you guys.

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## 6 comments

### GanethLey commented on 2026-08-24

Congratulations on your pup! 🎉👶 🌱

#### GanethLey replied on 2026-08-24

It’s probably ready to be separated now, but you can also wait until it gets a bit bigger to pluck it from the mother.

#### Plum replied on 2026-08-25

👍

### Nikiller commented on 2026-08-25

Yeah it’s just a pup from the mother plant. The general rule of thumb for airplant pups is to remove them when they’re 30% the size of the adult plant. Typically an airplant will create a few pups then die off

#### Plum replied on 2026-08-25

Thank you☺️

### Plum commented on 2026-08-25

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