What's with the glowing flower?

Mrow-mrow · Post by **Mrow-mrow** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 5:48 am

Is that normal, or is that another nifty ranger trick?

Mrow-mrow · Post by **Mrow-mrow** » Fri Feb 08, 2002 7:19 am

Neat plant, and I'm happy to be question boy. But If the plant heats up when it lights up, wouldn't that kill the seeds that this defense mechanism is trying to protect?

Elevenbane · Post by **Elevenbane** » Fri Feb 08, 2002 8:19 am

Note the phrase, "Magical plant". One aspect of magic is that when made as an evolutionary thing, it doesn't hurt the plant itself, or the thing it's protecting.------------------
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Elevenbane · Post by **Elevenbane** » Fri Feb 08, 2002 11:04 am

Yay! I was hoping someone would ask!That, my freind, is a sun plant. It is a fairly common magical plant that tends to be grown in greenhouses. When the seed bulb is pierced, it heats up and gives off light to repel a herbivore trying to eat it. This is done to protect the growing nutrient rich seeds inside the pod.The plant is often sold as a buisness itself, and the bulbs can keep their properties even after falling off the plant. They can be bought for relatively little in flower shops. To make the pods light up many people prefer to stick pins or thorns in the plant, which eventually melts or incinerates the piercer.Neddless to say, you don't want to touch a heated bulb. Which is why a lot of the plants are placed out of the way.