Wardian cases were Victorian plant terrariums By Terry Kovel Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:21am Life ...

Terrariums became popular in the Victorian era after a London doctor accidentally made a garden in a jar. A hobbyist naturalist, he kept a moth chrysalis in a jar of soil so he could observe it.

Lee Reich via AP Plants in a Wardian case, now usually called a terrarium, can live for months, or years, with little or no watering or other care. By Associated Press | [email protected] PUBLISHED ...

The Wardian case gained popularity during the Victorian Era and eventually became known as a terrarium — land (terra) and aquarium (arium) that became quite popular in the 1970s.

Conservatories, greenhouses and aviaries were popular in stately Victorian-era homes, but even modest residences might have a little birdcage. Fashionable too were ferns, palms and terrariums.

Conservatories, greenhouses and aviaries were popular in stately Victorian-era homes, but even modest residences might have a little birdcage. Fashionable too were ferns, palms and terrariums.