The Lloyd Library is Your Houseplant Haven! Seeking sanctuary from the commotion? Escape to the Lloyd Library & Museum to commune with succulents, palms, ferns, ficus, orchids, African violets, and more in our new exhibition, Welcome to My Jungle: In-door Plants. From home décor to health, the virtues of houseplants are abundant. Beyond their ability to both enliven and calm our interiors, they act as natural air purifiers by releasing oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide, and even removing cancer-causing chemicals from the air. But houseplants weren’t always so readily available to the casual cultivator. Previously the domain of the wealthy, houseplants’ popularity surged during the Victorian era when botanists collected tropical species that ended up in the living rooms of fashionable Europeans, creating an exotic plant and fern fever that transcended class and gender barriers. Welcome to My Jungle: In-door Plants will spotlight trends in houseplants from the last two centuries, with particular attention to British fern fever, German cacti curiosity, American midcentury decorating chic, and environmental and wellness movements driving houseplant interest today. Welcome to My Jungle: In-door Plants Opening Reception Friday, December 13, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.At the Lloyd Library & Museum Free and open to the public with light refreshments. Welcome to My Jungle: In-door Plants contextualizes our abiding interest in houseplants while chronicling its many benefits, from making botany more accessible to the masses to fostering environmental sustainability and improving physical and mental health. Highlights include the definitive book of Victorian fern fever, J.E. Sowerby’s The Ferns of Great Britain; Karl Schuman’s pioneering German works on blooming cacti, featuring exquisite illustrations by Toni Gurke; N.B. Ward’s pioneering work on his famous portable plant cases; mod midcentury indoor gardening serials; and fern books featuring illustrations by nature-printing pioneer Henry Bradbury.

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