JPH0923751A - Admirable body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an admirable body without requiring any trouble such as supplying of water or nourishment, not spilling of content even in brought down of a vessel and having a decorative property as the whole of a plant body and the vessel. SOLUTION: A gel-like medium 2 containing water and a nourishment is included in a transparent vessel 1 and a plant body 3 is planted in the medium, then an opening part 4 of the vessel is sealed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an appreciator having a living plant body therein for viewing indoors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In some cases, cut flowers and cut branches are displayed in order to view plants indoors, and dried flowers and artificial flowers are displayed indoors. However, since cut flowers and cut branches quickly wither, and dried flowers and artificial flowers are artificial and dull, put soil and sawdust in containers such as flower pots to enjoy living plants indoors for a long time. It is common practice to plant the body and leave it indoors.

Also, instead of the flower pot, the medium is put in a transparent glass container to plant the plant, and the opening of the container is stoppered with cork or the like so that the contents will not be spilled during transportation. There are also things to take off and appreciate.

[0004]

In the appreciation body in which the plant is planted in the above-mentioned flower pot or glass container, water in the container evaporates from the opening of the container and goes out of the container. Often it was necessary to replenish the water, which was quite troublesome.

Also, in the case where the plant is planted in the flower pot, the soil inside is spilled out when the flower pot is accidentally knocked down, the cleaning is difficult, and the decorativeness of the flower pot is limited. There was a drawback.

[0006] In addition, in the plant in which the plant is planted by putting the medium in a glass container, since the medium does not contain nutrients,
Occasionally, it was necessary to provide inorganic nutrients for plant growth.

The present invention does not require replenishment of water or nutrients, the contents are not spilled even when the container is tilted, and
The object of the present invention is to provide an ornamental body in which the entire plant and container are decorative.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a gel medium containing water and nutrients is placed in a translucent container, and a plant is planted in the medium, and the opening of the container is sealed. It is characterized by being done.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An example of manufacturing the appreciation body of the present invention will be described. An appropriate amount of agar medium 2 containing water and nutrients is placed in a heat-resistant, colorless and transparent container 1 such as a glass cup or bottle.

By coloring the culture medium 2, a more beautiful appearance can be obtained. In that case, when a pigment having large pigment particles such as a poster color is used as the colorant, the pigment particles are not absorbed when the plant body 3 absorbs nutrients, and the plant body 3 is not colored. Further, not only the medium 2 is colored, but glass beads, shells, dolls, etc. may be put in and decorated.

The medium 2 together with the container 1 is autoclaved under high pressure sterilization (121 ° C., 15 minutes).

When performing low temperature sterilization or sterilization by chemicals or radiation, it is not necessary to use the heat-resistant container 1, so that the container 1 such as synthetic resin which is weak against heat can be used. The use of the transparent synthetic resin container 1 can overcome the fragile defect of the glass container 1.

Plants 3 are planted in a sterilized medium 2. As the plant 3, virus-free seedlings obtained by cultivating shoot apical tissue or aseptic seedlings that are disease-free are used. Suitable plant 3 to be planted is an orchidaceous plant such as Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Dendrobium, or a common foliage plant.

Since the plant body 3 can grow seedlings in various sizes depending on the degree of culture and growth, the container 1 in which the plant body 3 is placed is also small like a cup according to the size of the plant body 3. Various sizes can be used, from large to large fishbowl.

After the plant 3 is planted in the medium 2, the opening 4 is sealed with styrofoam 5, and the gap between the container 1 and the styrofoam 5 is completely sealed with wax 6. As the material for sealing the opening 4, a plastic film, a vinyl film, or the like may be used in addition to the styrofoam 5, but whichever one is used, the gap between the sealing material and the container 1 should be completely sealed with wax 6 or the like. Is preferred. Further, it is preferable that the sealed opening 4 is covered with a colored cellophane 7 or a cut-off piece to be decorated.

According to the present invention, since the opening 4 of the container 1 is sealed with the expanded polystyrene 5, etc., the plant body 3 respires and photosynthesizes using only oxygen and carbon dioxide in the container 1. When the light is on, the carbon dioxide in the container 1 is used for photosynthesis and oxygen is released into the container 1. When there is no light, the oxygen released by the photosynthesis is used only for respiration and carbon dioxide. Is discharged into the container 1.

Further, in the present invention, since the container 1 is hermetically sealed, the air in the container 1 does not flow out of the container 1, so that the water content of the medium 2 flows out of the container 1 and the medium 2 Never dries. Then, since the container 1 is sealed, the water that the plant body 3 produces by respiration and photosynthesis or the water that is released by transpiration is absorbed by the medium 2, and the plant body 3 uses it again to perform respiration and photosynthesis. Therefore, the present invention does not require replenishment of water.

Further, since the container 1 is hermetically sealed and air does not flow into the container 1 from the outside, mold and bacteria in the outside air do not enter the container 1. Therefore, mold and bacteria do not propagate in the medium 2 and the plant 3, and the plant 3
Are rarely ill.

Since the opening 4 of the container 1 is hermetically sealed, the medium 2 and the plant body 3 do not spill out even if the container 1 is accidentally tilted. You can save time.

Further, since the present invention is hermetically sealed, water in the container 1 may aggregate when the ambient temperature is low and water droplets may form on the inner wall. In that case, if the entire container 1 is warmed, the inner wall Water drops disappear.

For photosynthesis of the plant body 3 in the container 1 of the present invention, it is desirable to irradiate light having an illuminance of about 2000 lux per day for about 16 hours. Therefore, the present invention can be controlled by the light of a fluorescent lamp. Since direct sunlight is too strong, it is not preferable to manage it outdoors or in a place exposed to direct sunlight.

The container 1 is preferably colorless and transparent in view of the photosynthesis of the plant body 3. Further, it is more preferable if the sealing portion is also colorless and transparent.

According to the present invention, since the plant body 3 is planted in the gel-like medium 2, the medium 2 and the plant body 3 in the container 1 do not tilt even if the container 1 is tilted or tilted. Is maintained.

The plant 3 in the container 1 grows every day, and the container 1 is filled in about 6 months. When the plant 3 is filled in the container 1, it is desirable to open the sealed portion of the container 1, take out the plant 3 therein, and replant it in a flower pot or the like.

If the gel medium 2 is formed so as to be liquefied when the nutrients and water in the medium 2 are exhausted, it is easy to understand how the nutrients and water in the medium 2 are reduced. Then, it is preferable to replant the plant body 3 when the medium 2 is liquefied, but at that time, it is easy to take out the plant body 3 from the container 1,
Further, the liquefied medium 2 can be removed from around the roots only by washing the roots of the taken-out plant body 3 with water, so that the replanting operation is easy.

[0026]

EXAMPLE As an example, the medium 2 used was a 1/2 medium-concentration Murashige-Skoog medium (MS medium) to which an auxiliary substance (organic nutrients and plant hormones) was added to form an agar medium. The specific composition of the medium 2 is obtained by dissolving the following components in distilled water to form a total solution of 1 liter. NH ₄ NO ₃ 825 mg KNO ₃ 950 mg CaCl ₂ .2H ₂ O 220 mg MgSO ₄ .7H ₂ O 185 mg KH ₂ PO ₄ 85 mg H ₃ BO ₃ 3.1 mg MnSO ₄ .4H ₂ O 11.15 mg ZnSO ₄ .7H ₂ O 4 0.3 mg Kl 0.415 mg Na ₂ MoO ₄ .2H ₂ O 0.125 mg CuSO ₄ .5H ₂ O 0.0125 mg CoCl ₂ .6H ₂ O 0.0125 mg Na ₂ -EDTA 18.65 mg FeSO ₄ .7H ₂ O 13. 9 mg sucrose 3.0 g gellan gum 3.0 g naphthalene acetic acid 1 mg / l benzyladenine 1 mg / l

[0027]

The appreciator of the present invention need not be replenished with water or nutrients because it can be placed indoors and is easy to manage.

Further, the present invention can be displayed even in a household with an infant because the medium and the plant do not tilt and do not go out of the container even if the container is accidentally tilted.

Further, according to the present invention, since a living plant is put in a container, it is possible to enjoy daily growth and changes which cannot be tasted with dried flowers or artificial flowers.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Container 2 Medium 3 Plant 4 Opening 5 Styrofoam 6 Wax 7 Color Cellophane

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plant (3) is planted by putting a gel medium (2) containing water and nutrients into a translucent container (1), and the opening (4) of the container is provided. Appreciation body characterized by being sealed.