Jamie Beck, plant expert, Air Plant Design Studio recommends soaking green 'mesic' types, such as Tillandsia ionantha, aeranthos, capitata, bracyhcaulous, while dunking is better for air plants ...

In the home, it’s best grown in a humid environment, such as a bathroom. Tillandsia ionantha, or sky plant, is a shaggy-looking specimen with green bracts that turn pink or purple at their tips ...