Scientists Have Created Glow-in-The-Dark Succulents (And We Want One)

If you've ever wanted to live your life adrift amid a sea of gently glowing succulents, that dream just got a tiny step closer.

A team of scientists at South China Agricultural University has managed to create succulents that glow in the dark through a process that can be recharged using sunlight. Moreover, they can glow in multiple different colors to form a rainbow of lights – even in the same succulent.

The glow doesn't last forever, and each leaf needs to be treated separately. But the first step of creating an injectable medium that makes the plant emit a gentle luminescence has been achieved.

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"Picture the world of Avatar, where glowing plants light up an entire ecosystem," says biol