Every hand-made AirplantmanKokedama is 100% unique and color combinations will vary. Epiphytic plants are often found alongside air plants in the wild, and while they cannot survive with no soil like air plants, they do require much less rootspace than an average terrestrial plant to thrive making then particularly well suited to kokedama! If you plan to purchase your own plant separately, a recommendation and one of our new favorites is rhipsalis, a tropical epiphytic cactus that grows in dim dry conditions well suited to indoors. If you order AirplantmanKokedama with a plant, we’ll include a hand-picked epiphytic plant.

A lot of testing, research, and experimenting later, we are proud to share our handmade AirplantmanKokedama! The resulting material retains water (hello easy plant care!), is resilient, and resists bacteria and microbe growth. Felting involves agitating wool fibers until they miraculously and sturdily bind together.

Enter the world’s most ancient textile: felt. Our search began for a natural, durable material, with a soft but consistent texture, that was low maintenance, and good for plants. At Airplantman we’re all for easy plant care, and keeping the moss used in traditional Kokedama moist, green and happy in the warm, dry climate of a home (or outside in Los Angeles where we are based!) was just too much fuss. Loosely translated ‘ koke’ means moss and ‘ dama’ means ball-a planting trend that has been gaining in popularity around the world in the last 30 years. Our newest passion at Airplantman is a fresh take on the traditional Japanese bonsai technique of Kokedama.

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