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Resurrection Plant


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  It really works!!  when opening the package be aware that the dried plant have crumbled parts that leave a lot of particles. put it in water - I've tried to place it on ground but the water runs through it. I guess it takes about 30 minutes to get it open. opened - it's a spiral green on brown background.(not exactly as the picture on the box). quite impressive coming from a brown dried up ball :-) I wish they would give more information about the plant and how to grow it.   Raviv

Resurrection Plant
This apparently dead and dried up plant (actually a fern) comes to life as soon as you place it in water, unfurling into a vigorous green fern. When you remove the water, it quickly dries up again, going back to its dormant state. The cycle can be repeated endlessly.

Also known as The Rose of Jericho, or even the false Rose of Jericho, the scientific name is Selaginella lepidophylla. These plants are found in arid areas, such as the Negev and Sahara Desert. When it is growing, it is about 6 inches tall, with tiny white flowers. When the soil dries out, the roots dry up and it completely drops it flowers and foliage. The remaining stems roll about with the wind, much like the tumbleweeds of the American west. When it is moistened, it quickly unfurls, and becomes green again.

A present for someone curious about the natural world maybe, or possibly for someone who is a terrible gardener - this is one plant it is hard to kill!

Price: £3.49 [$5.05] ex VAT

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