Dakota Gardener: Would you buy a glow-in-the-dark petunia?
logical risk by confusing nocturnal insects. However, the glow emitted by the petunias is quite minimal compared to street lamps, house lights and lands caping lighting. Petunia species are native to South America and do not have any close plant relatives in the United States. We occasionally see wild petunia (Ruellia humilis) in the native By day, Firefly petunia looks like an ordinary white-flowered bedding plant.
An Idaho company has released a glow-in-the-dark petunia called Firefly Petunia. By day, the plant looks like an ordinary white-flowered bedding plant. After the sun goes down, the plant reveals its superpower by emitting a faint green glow. While the glow is noticeable, it isn’t bright enough to keep your neighbors awake at night.
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