Hermetospheres

Experiences with plant life in closed glass containers

Category: Locations of natural spread

  • 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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  • Death and resurrection

    Death and resurrection

    For my first jar inspired by the flora of Madagascar, I combined the following plants.  Somehow, I must have enclosed spores of a fungus. Days after onset, it started spreading and after 15 days, the entire surface of substrate and plants was covered with mycelium mesh. At the time I was sure the plants were…

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