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# IoT Plant Terrariums
OrchidBox is the World's First Internet-Connected Mini Smart Garden

By Nathan Hollis | Published 2018-07-26 | Eco
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orchidbox-smart-mini-terrarium-for-growing-plants
References: [dallasinnovates](https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-inventor-gives-gardening-a-technology-makeover-with-mini-smart-terrarium/) & [orchidbox.io](https://orchidbox.io)

OrchidBox smart mini terrariums make a perfect [desktop companion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nora-plant-care). They're also very low-maintenance and let you know when they need to be watered. The OrchidBox utilizes patented and patent-pending technology to create the perfect living space for plants and there is nothing else like it on the market.

Before, achieving something like this was only available with expensive and complex devices. Now, you can plug in this simple device and put it anywhere, whether it's on your desk at work or at home. It's botanical and low-maintenance—just water [once per week](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/posha).

OrchidBox has a [smart app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homegardenai) that lets you control your mini environment and is capable of growing almost any plant that will fit inside it.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.8/10
- Popularity: 98% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Smart Mini Terrariums:** OrchidBox introduces a new way to care for plants while enhancing your home or work space with low-maintenance IoT technology.
- **Patent-pending Plant Living Space Creation:** The OrchidBox creates a patented plant living space unlike anything else on the market, offering opportunities for new plant technology development.
- **Botanical Iot Devices:** The OrchidBox's smart app allows for easy control of a mini environment, showing promise for the development of future botanical IoT devices.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Smart Home:** OrchidBox's IoT technology offers an opportunity for the Smart Home industry to incorporate easy-to-use, low-maintenance plant care devices.
- **Gardening:** The OrchidBox patent-pending plant living space creation opens new doors for innovation in the gardening industry, enhancing plant care techniques.
- **Iot:** The OrchidBox's botanical IoT device serves as an example for the potential advancement of IoT technology in the urban agriculture industry.

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