"Cai Zhongliang of Changhua County... spent over 3 years researching butterfly orchids, slipper orchids, and other flowers and their aseptic propagation before putting one into a bottle with some growth medium.
... the bottle is sealed with a cork stopper, which avoids bacteria entering the bottle... it does allow air circulation, and makes the inside of the bottle become a tiny natural ecosystem... Cai has figured out how to grow a 15- to 20-centimeter tall "flower in a bottle." Cai says that the flower in the bottle relies on the medium liquid inside the bottle to produce its... blooms. All year long, it does not require any watering or other care, nor is it affected in any way by the outside environment. The plant inside the bottle can be seen and enjoyed year-round, as its flowers open and drop. When the bottle clouds up, that means that the flower blossoms are breathing" article URL : http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=57447&ctNode=7 *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
