Hermetospheres

Experiences with plant life in closed glass containers

Category: Bromeliads

  • What makes a flower attractive?

    What makes a flower attractive?

    Tillandsia ionantha has been popular as an ornamental plant since it arrived in the greenhouses of Belgian horticulturist Louis Van Houtte (1810-1876). This is where Jules Émile Planchon (1823-1888) found the specimen he used for his botanical description of the new species (Planchon 1855). As currently circumscribed, T ionantha is widely distributed in Mexico 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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