JPH0212846Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a plant ornamental pot that further enhances the beauty of ornamental plants and is particularly suitable for indoor decoration.

Ornamental plants such as Shingodium, Asian Tan, Post Hawaiian, and succulent plants such as cacti can grow indoors in areas that are not exposed to direct sunlight, so they are placed indoors in pots and used for ornamental purposes and interior decoration. has been done.

For the growth of these plants, it is necessary to supply some amount of water, but if water in the soil remains for a long time, ammonium ions will increase in the water, causing rooting. For this reason, it is necessary to pour water from above and at the same time make a small hole in the bottom of the flower pot to drain water. I had to protect it from dirt. Conventional plant pots were inconvenient to handle, so they could not be placed anywhere indoors, and their uses were limited.

The present invention is directed to a plant ornamental pot that improves the poor handling of conventional plant pots and further enhances the decorative effect.

Zeolites are generally known as cation exchangers, and the present inventor arrived at the present invention by utilizing them in soil for cultivating leaves in flower pots.

That is, in the present invention, zeolite granules having a cation exchange function, which are colored with a dye, are filled as cultivation soil in a flower pot whose side surfaces are transparent at least in part, so that the color of the cultivation soil changes to that of the flower pot. The flower pot is made visible through the transparent part, and a plant is planted inside the flower pot to make it a plant ornamental pot.

The inventor of the present invention previously proposed that the above-mentioned zeolite granules could be dyed with a cationic dye to make them water-insoluble (Japanese Patent Application No. 156,115/1982). The method is
This was done by immersing zeolite ground to a desired particle size in an aqueous cationic dye solution at a temperature of about 30° C. or higher for 30 minutes or more. Even if you color it in this way,
It has almost no effect on the original cation exchange function,
It maintains the properties that meet the purpose of this invention, and when used as a cultivation soil, it can absorb cations from the moisture in the soil, so it removes ammonium ions that cause plant rooting, and keeps the water in the pot indefinitely. It can be kept clean. Therefore, unlike traditional plant pots, there is no need to drill holes in the bottom for water drainage, and not only water but also fine soil will not flow out of the pot, so there is no need for a bottom plate to prevent dirt, and it can be used indoors. You can safely place it anywhere.

Furthermore, the flower pot used in this invention has the advantage that all or part of its sides are transparent, so the beautiful colored cultivation soil inside can be seen from the outside, further increasing its value as a decorative item. be.

Transparent flowerpots should be made of glass or highly transparent synthetic resins such as styrene resin, acrylic resin, or ABS resin.

The present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a plant ornamental pot 1 according to the present invention. Flower pot 2 is made entirely of transparent glass,
The flowerpot 2 is filled with colored zeolite granules as cultivation soil 3, and a paper crane orchid 5 is planted as a plant 4. The zeolite particles were crushed and sieved to a diameter of about 1 to 2 mm, and then dyed bright red with cationic dyeing Sumiacryl Brilliant Red N-4G (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.). The origami crane 5 stands out even more and has an aesthetic appearance different from that of conventional plant pots, making it suitable as an interior decoration item.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing another embodiment of the plant ornamental pot 1 of the present invention. Flowerpot 2 is made of transparent ABS
It is made of resin, and the shaded area is opaque with a blue colored area 6. Inside the flower pot 2, there are particles with a particle size of 1 to 2.
mm zeolite cationic dye sumiacryl
Cultivation soil 3 dyed yellow with Yellow N-4G (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) is filled, and Perennial Blue 7 is planted. According to this embodiment, a beautiful color tone is expressed on the side of the flowerpot 2 by the yellow of the cultivation soil 3 and the blue of the flowerpot itself, and in combination with the edge color of the leaves of the Perpetual Blue 7, it is used as an ornamental plant with a high decorative effect. This will be pot 1.

As described above, in the plant ornamental pot 1 according to the present invention, zeolite granules colored with a dye are filled as cultivation soil 3 into the flower pot 2, which has at least a portion of the side surface transparent. Since the plant 4 is cultivated, the color of the colored cultivation soil 3 can be seen from the transparent side of the flower pot 2, adding decorativeness to the flower pot 2, and the color of the leaves and flowers of the plant 4 can be seen. Together with this, it improves the aesthetic appearance. Furthermore, since the cultivation soil 3 uses zeolite granules that have a cation exchange function, it absorbs cations from the water supplied to the cultivation soil and removes ammonium ions that cause rooting. It maintains water in a clean state for a long period of time, preventing plants from withering, and is useful for ornamental purposes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views showing an embodiment of the plant ornamental pot of the present invention. In the diagrams below, 1... pot for plant ornamentation, 2...
Flower pot, 3...Cultivation soil, 4...Plant, 5...Orchid crane, 6...Colored part, 7...Perpetual Blue.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Zeolite granules having a cation exchange function, colored with a dye, are filled as cultivation soil in a flower pot whose sides are transparent at least in part, and plants are cultivated in the flower pot. Pot for ornamental plants.