Wardian Case With Grow Light

You can monitor and control humidity light temperature and air flow very easily.

Wardian case with grow light.

Wardian cases soon became features of stylish drawing rooms in western europe and the united states. Wardian cases bring an elegance and touch of class to any home deco. Ward was a medical doctor rather than a botanist however his passion for botany led to the accidental discovery of a fern growing in a glass case holding a cocoon of moths in 1829. In this closed environment with soil water and sunlight plants could grow for years with little care.

Ward was an avid hobby botanist and plant collector. A smaller version and the forerunner of the terrarium is the wardian case which can also be used for growing orchids. In 1833 ward tested his invention in a journey from london to sydney. Two cases holding a collection of ferns mosses and grasses were safely transported with the plants still alive on arrival.

Steel and glass 25 l x 12 w x 40 3 4 h overall with stand case is 14 1 4 h weighs 32 lbs. More importantly the wardian case unleashed a revolution in the mobility of commercially important plants. Classic wardian case displays indoor plants at their best pamper plants with ideal light and humidity t 5 full spectrum fluorescent fixture included product details. The wardian case was invented by dr.

Energy efficient 24w t 5 fluorescent light is ideal for indoor plants. In the polluted air of victorian cities the fern craze and the craze for growing orchids that followed owed much of their impetus to the new wardian cases. Abandoning gardening ward turned to insects. As a child ward lived in a polluted area of london and tried but failed to grow ferns and mosses in his backyard.

Named after their creator nathanial ward a london surgeon wardian cases and terrariums in general were first discovered in 1829. They are especially helpful if you live in a dry climate and have trouble providing enough humidity or are growing plants that like a lot of humidity such as pleurothallids. Wardian cases and orchidariums orchids are sometimes grown in an enclosed container variously called a wardian case orchidarium or terrarium. Here are our top 11 favorite terrariums for any home.

Creation of the wardian case.