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Rose of Jericho

Wed, 11/15/2006 - 08:35 — deadprogrammer

Once again I spent a good chunk of Saturday in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with my wife and daughter. As usual, I left some money in the gift shop. That store often makes me regret buying an apartment and not a house. Instead of a microscopic Brooklyn backyard I only have a couple of not very sunny windowsills. Still, I can't resist buying an plant or two. Some die quickly, some -- after a long battle with unfavorable conditions, and some thrive despite all odds. The palm did not survive, for instance, but the pineapple sent up a second shoot and is feelin' fine.

This time though, I bough a plant that isn't afraid of the browniest thumb in existence. For the princely sum of $2.95 I bought a baggie containing the Rose of Jericho of which I've heard so much ThinkGeek charges 7.99 for one.

As advertised, the dried out plant unfurls and turns green in about 24 hours.

Now, there's a plant that is chock-full-o-symbolism. Religious, blog-related, etc.

While it might be the perfect plant for a chronic cubicle dweller, it's probably a good idea not to keep it in a bowl of water, as it might start growing smelly algae and other nasty stuff. I transplanted it into a pot of soil, and it looks like now I have a plant that is next to impossible to kill. The Superman of plants. Or something like that.

To commemorate the occasion I made this blurry, yet somewhat interesting movie with my webcam. I always wanted to make one of these stop motion dealies and to check out google video interface. Here it is, in its full blur-o-vision glory.

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Comments

Wed, 11/15/2006 - 09:50 — Sean from Toronto (not verified)

Remember, you have to talk nicely to your plant every day if you want it to grow big and strong... :)


Thu, 11/16/2006 - 06:33 — deadprogrammer

Yeah, that, a power triangle, a couple of magic crystals and I'll be set :)


Mon, 11/20/2006 - 07:36 — Maddux Sports Blog (not verified)

Cool, I need to get one of those for my cube. How does it do under fluorescent lights do you thing?


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