Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Do you want to see something really cool?

About four years ago I bought this funny little plant while we were on a visit to Antelope Island. It is the coolest thing. I don't know any technical terms for it but the package says "Resurrection Plant". If it is out of water it is a dry crisp little ball, but when you put it into water it revives, opens up, turns green and gets soft! When you take it out of the water it dries up and curls back into a little dry ball. It can apparently stay dormant for at least 50 years and still "resurrect", how Cool is that!

First into the water:

After one hour:

After two hours:
After about 10 hours:

3 comments:

Lovely Lizzy said...

I think I remember you buying that. (On the crazy spider trip).
I'm thinking with you having summers off we need to do that again.
You could discover lots more cool things.
Let's hope gas prices stay low.

jen said...

NO WAY!!!! That is so cool!!! Now that sounds like the kind of plant that could "thrive" or at least not die in my house. :)

Marf said...

I think my butt and those plants have a lot in common, get them wet and they expand!