Flourish & Bloom
Uniformity leadership for consistent, aesthetically desirable year-round flowering ornamentals.
What is it?
High-performance, dynamic lighting platform designed to enhance aesthetically desirable & consistent, year-round flowers.
- Increased plant productivity
- Tailored to your desired ornamental characteristics
- Increased energy savings
- Reduced fixture quantities
- Up to 3500 µmol/s
- 5 year warranty
- Durable housing
- IP65
- Easy to clean
- Dynamic dimming
How does it work?
Engineered to be application adaptable, improve uniformity and maximise PAR light-use efficiency within your facility.
Baseline PPF output (µmol/s)
Up to 2x PPF output (µmol/s) vs 1 kW HPS
What does this mean for my flowers?
Growers & academics agree that as a rule of thumb, a 1% increment in PPFD results in a 1% increase in yield of bulb and cut flowers¹. Improving the uniformity over the growing areas reduces supplementary PAR light deviation, benefitting plant quality and production consistency.
Conventional 1 kW HPS Toplight
- 275 µmol/m2/s PPFD Setpoint
- 79% of area is within +/- 10% of 275 µmol/m2/s
- 148 W/m2 Energy Consumption
Bloem 1 kW Impact (Spectrum B7)
- 450 µmol/m2/s PPFD Setpoint (+64%)
- 100% of area is within +/- 10% of 450 µmol/m2/s (+21%)
- 140 W/m2 Energy Consumption (-5%)
Bloem 1 kW Impact (Spectrum B7)
- 300 µmol/m2/s PPFD Setpoint (+9%)
- 100% of area is within +/- 10% of 300 µmol/m2/s (+21%)
- 94 W/m2 Energy Consumption (-36%)
Charlie Benson
Co-Founder and CTO
“Intensity uniformity is the consistency of total PAR light distributed over the growing area. This is typically measured at the crop canopy by the volume (%) of the grow area that falls within the specified tolerance of the PPFD setpoint.”
Using Bloem’s Wand Platform
The Bloemteknik Wireless Adaptive Network Delivery (Wand) platform provides advanced dynamic control for single and multi-channel grow lights.
Secure, Reliable & Scalable
Our highly secure mesh solution, with no single point of failure, supports over 30,000+ devices per network
Flexible Lighting
Easily create zones, groups, light recipes, dimming schedules, DLI targets, and lighting scenes using our wireless control system with our LED grow lights
Closed-Loop System
Wand acclimates LED grow light output to prevent negative effects from weather or environmental changes
Plant-Centric Adaptability
Designed to follow plant biology, Wand can adjust LED light output to support multiple dynamic lighting controls
Seamless Integration
Wand can be used as a standalone lighting control system or integrated with climate control systems via the Horticulture Lighting Protocol (HLP)
Preventive Maintenance
Wand continuously monitors power supply temperature, power draw, operating hours, and system responsiveness to detect potential issues before they impact performance. This proactive approach minimises unexpected downtime and maximises the lifespan of the entire lighting system.
Dynamic Lighting
Whether the grow areas require precise, plant-centric dynamic control or a straightforward daily schedule, Bloem’s Wand platform offers a flexible and tailored solution designed to meet the unique needs of your facility
Dynamic light adjustment for optimised plant growth stages
Efficient energy distribution to balance cost and performance
Light modulation aligned with natural plant cycles
Extended illumination periods for enhanced productivity
400 - 500 nm
Supresses abnormal phenotypes which monochromatic red photons may otherwise induce
Stimulates the production of compounds influencing leaf colourisation
Increases desirable ornamental factors including compactness and leaf thickness
500 - 600 nm
Green light promotes rooting which is associated with a higher accumulation of leaves in ornamental plants
Green light can influence flowering in both LDPs & SDPs, although their sensitivity varies among species and cultivars
Improved human visual quality for practical working environment, making it easier to detect pests, pathogens, and nutrient deficiencies
600 - 700 nm
Increases chlorophyll & nutrients, enables the production of vegetation, encouraging budding and prolonging flowering
Can promote stretched, elongated, curled leaf characteristics and impair plasticity and photosynthesis
Photochromes are sensitive to wavelengths around 660nm which triggers shade-avoidance responses
700 - 800 nm
Promote extension growth in flowers and ornamentals, influencing the size of leaves, length of stems and height
Using FR to expand leaves can decrease anthocyanin production which plays a significant role in colour formation of plant organs
Low R/FR ratios can elicit serious shade avoidance syndrome resulting in undesirable plant morphology
Bromelia
Chrysanthemums
Geraniums
Low Light Orchids
(Paphiopedilums & Phalaenopsis)
Medium Light Orchids
(Oncidum & Phragmipedium)
High Light Orchids
(Cattleya & Vandas)
Peace Lily
(Spathiphyllum Wallisii)
Zinneas
Anthurium
Chrysanthemums
Freesia
Gerbera
Lilies
Lisianthus
Roses
Tulip
Potted Plants
Potted Plants
Potted Plants
Potted Plants
Potted Plants
Potted Plants
Potted Plants
Potted Plants
Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers
4-8
4-10
10-15
4-6
6-12
12-20
8-12
8-12
6-8
4-10
6-8
6-8
6-8
10-15
15-25
4-6
50-150
100-250
200-350
50-100
100-250
250-500
200-300
200-300
100-150
100-250
100-150
100-150
100-150
200-350
300-600
50-100
The quantity of photosynthetic active radiation (400 – 700nm) required is defined by the Daily Light Integral (DLI). DLI refers to the quantity of PAR the plant is exposed to within a single day (24-hour period). Each plant, including flowering ornamentals, have a minimum and maximum DLI to facilitate growth which varies by plant species, variety, and stage of development.
Typically, flowering ornamentals have a recommended DLI range between 8-16 mol/m²/day however this can vary drastically given the specific cultivars in production. The desired photosynthetic active radiation density (PPFD) can be calculated from the DLI target and photoperiod.
For example, using a long-day plant (LDP) photoperiod of 16 hours provides the following formulae:
8 mol/m²/day / 16 hours / 60 minutes / 60 seconds = 139 µmol/m²/s minimum PPFD
16 mol/m²/day / 16 hours / 60 minutes / 60 seconds = 278 µmol/m²/s maximum PPFD
Whilst using a short-day plant (SDP) photoperiod of 10 hours provides the following formulae:
8 mol/m²/day / 10 hours / 60 minutes / 60 seconds = 222 µmol/m²/s minimum PPFD
16 mol/m²/day / 10 hours / 60 minutes / 60 seconds = 444 µmol/m²/s maximum PPFD
The period of darkness required to trigger flowering is referred to as the critical-night length. Some LDPs such as the Iris, flower when nights last less than the critical-night length but are supressed if it were exceeded. In contrast some SDPs such as the chrysanthemum, flowers when nights are longer than the critical-night length and are supressed if shorter.
“Typically, flowering ornamentals have a recommended DLI range between 8-16 mol/m²/day however this can vary drastically given the specific cultivars in production.”
Get the Full Story
To see the complete list of light wavelength effects on flowers, PPFD & photoperiods for different crop species and much more please download our floriculture lighting application guide.
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