Hermetospheres

Experiences with plant life in closed glass containers

Category: Successes

  • Pyrrosia nummulariifolia

    Pyrrosia nummulariifolia

    You might wonder why this post is categorized as both success and failure. Let me begin with the success. When I started my jar designated to Myanmar in mid-August 2021, I placed a short rhizome cutting of P. nummulariifolia along the border of the substrate. Now, almost a year later, it is well established and…

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  • Neoregelia

    Neoregelia

    Bromeliads, the Bromeliaceae family, are among the most fascinating plants of the neotropical fauna. Most of them grow too large for a 5l hermetosphere. A few however do not only fit in size but also seem to find favorable conditions for living in hermetospheres. Initially, the Bromeliaceae family was divided into three subfamilies based on…

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  • Barbosella cogniauxiana

    Barbosella cogniauxiana

    I currently run two jars representing Brazil Southeast, both etablished in May 2021. They both contain Barbosella cogniauxiana in different combinations. Under my standard conditions, the plant does very well so far. At the end of March 2022 it showed its extraordinary blooms for the first time. The specimen that served for the first scientific description…

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