Recently, glass vessels filled with clear or colored pearls and in which a plant - often an orchid - is standing are becoming increasingly common. Plastic balls are also available for cut flowers, also called water beads or Aqualinos. What's it all about? The gel balls or cubes are superabsorbent polymers, similar to those used in baby diapers. This plastic has the property of absorbing a great deal of water and storing it in gel form, the beads swelling up to a multiple of their original size. Dry them out, shrink them again. However, orchids are not a particularly suitable plant type for hydroponics. For them, "wet feet" are fatal, so that waterlogging must be avoided. Only the increased humidity, which arises when the balls dry out, improves the microclimate somewhat. Otherwise, the orchid in the gel ball glass jar is just a decorative arrangement. Please visit for more- https://waterbeads.co.nz/