The Dinosaur Plant
On sunday I was at the local Dobbies (garden centre) and saw the most amazing plant EVOR. Here is a photopost detailing my resulting adventure.
So here I am, having returned home with my purchase, which turns out to be...The Amazing Dinosaur Plant!
The perfect plant for me, as if you forget to water it, it just curls up into a little ball until you next remember.
The instructions on the back have a nice little backstory, as well as some interesting pictures we can use for comparison later. For now, though, it's into the box!
The bowl seems to be made of cheap plastic, but that was to be expected really. Everything else is as advertised. So, what else do I need to make this miracle plant grow (except Rita Repulza)? Water, of course!
There we are. After briefly reading the instructions, I arranged the plant as ordered.
Hmm. I seem to have fewer 'lava rocks' than the picture on the box indicates, but I will have to make do. Next up is to add water.
And a profile...
And that's it. Go away, have a cup of tea, watch some Stargate re-runs on TV, come back and hour later to find...
IT'S ALIVE!
Slightly blurry. Oh well. Some Will & Grace episodes and two more hours later...
Not quite the same size as the one on the box, still bigger than before. The profile view shows...
Nothing! Weird. Maybe it's like the Doors in The Dark Tower - it can only be seen from certain angles?
Ah-hah! That must be it!
And then a butterfly flew in.
So here I am, having returned home with my purchase, which turns out to be...The Amazing Dinosaur Plant!
The perfect plant for me, as if you forget to water it, it just curls up into a little ball until you next remember.
The instructions on the back have a nice little backstory, as well as some interesting pictures we can use for comparison later. For now, though, it's into the box!
The bowl seems to be made of cheap plastic, but that was to be expected really. Everything else is as advertised. So, what else do I need to make this miracle plant grow (except Rita Repulza)? Water, of course!
There we are. After briefly reading the instructions, I arranged the plant as ordered.
Hmm. I seem to have fewer 'lava rocks' than the picture on the box indicates, but I will have to make do. Next up is to add water.
And a profile...
And that's it. Go away, have a cup of tea, watch some Stargate re-runs on TV, come back and hour later to find...
IT'S ALIVE!
Slightly blurry. Oh well. Some Will & Grace episodes and two more hours later...
Not quite the same size as the one on the box, still bigger than before. The profile view shows...
Nothing! Weird. Maybe it's like the Doors in The Dark Tower - it can only be seen from certain angles?
Ah-hah! That must be it!
And then a butterfly flew in.