Rare & Air

Covid-19 Precautions

Rare and Air is operating through the lockdown. Order from www.rareandair.co.za for delivery throughout South Africa, payment by EFT or credit/debit card. We are following protocols to keep us and our customers safe to prevent the spread of coronavirus. We are a small family business and so have limited contact with anyone...

Red or Green?

Customers will often request a red leaved tillandsia and are uncertain when I offer them a green one with the promise that it will change. The red or purple colour present in the leaves of many Tillandsias is caused by a pigment called anthocyanin.  Anthocyanins play an important role in...