The listing, *Live Plant!* Indoors/Outdoors Low Maintence! (must see pics) has ended.
This plant is a type of Fern that goes by many different names. The Resurrection Plant or The Jericho Rose are probably the most popular. The brown ball that you see in the pictures is actually the plant itself. It is drought resistant and very low maintenance.
It only takes 1-3 days of water for the plant to reach maturity, filled with green leaves and small white flowers. The leaves can differ in length and density, so I posted pictures of different varieties when they are full grown.
I think that this is a great gift idea. It's fun for kids because they can do it themselves and see almost instant results (my son usually loses his interest fast and reverts back to his video games if he has to be patient for too long). It would be pretty to use as table centerpiece anywhere at home or the office. It also would be a nice addition to any patio or garden.
PLEASE message me if you have any questions, I don't want to miss any inquiries that may get lost or be overlooked in the "comments" section.
To watch a video of this plant's amazing transformation you can go to-
http://vimeo.com/25485145.
Thank you for reading!
Aho Mitakuye Oyasin and Blessed Be :)
It will blossom regardless of sunlight. Some people grow it around holiday times as a part of their family traditions. You can keep it in constant full bloom. But it is suggested that you let to dry up a few times a year. Letting it dry up every once in awhile will add to it's overall lifespan and enable more leaves to grow each time you want it to flourish again just by adding water. However, it will most likely be around much longer than you will be. The Jericho Rose can live anywhere from 400-1500 years of seasonal growth cycles. Found in the desert, it looks like a dry little brown ball of a dead plant (that is also what it looks like when you receive it). But as soon as the rains come, it's transformed into a pretty lush green plant.