Bryophyllum AKA: Cathedral Bells, Air Plant, Miracle leaf, … It is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas. The species is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets. Bryophyllum can be reproduced by vegetative propagation by using either a piece of its stem or leaves. The leaves of a Bryophyllum plant have special buds in their margins which may get detached from the leaves, fall to the ground and then grow to produce a new plant Light: It needs a minimum of four hours of sunlight a day. It will grow in direct sunlight, or in bright-light shaded Water: Water whenever the soil looks dry on the surface.