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I bought it rooted in soil, though as other air plants it is watered into the leafs. Can I remove it from its pot?

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Even though the entire genus Tillandsia is often referred to as "air plants," some members of the genus prefer to grow on the ground rather than hanging in midair. Here's a good article that distinguishes between "Tillandsia air plants" and "green Tillandsias" and explains how to care for them differently.

Most sources sell Tillandsia Antonio as a potted plant rather than mounted or suspended, which seems to imply they prefer to be on the ground. However, I found one supplier that says you can mount a well-established Tillandsia Antonio.

Tillandsia ‘Antonio' is an exceptional species that can be grown terrestrially in a well drained epiphyte mix. It grows about 10" tall and 10" wide with a beautiful flattened pink branching bloom spike. These slow growers...will take years before becoming blooming age. The plants...can be grown terrestrially in a well-drained epiphyte mix but they can be mounted and grown epiphytically as they become well established. (source)

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