Resurrection Plant/Rose of Jericho

If you have this plant (Resurrection Plant/Rose of Jericho), I will trade or do postage.
Thanks.

This is just the coolest plant! I keep 2 of these in my African Violet terrarium - when they look 'brown/dead', I know it's time to water the A.V.'s.

Ok so it sounds cool and I looked it up on plant files, but it doesn't say how to care for one, Do you plant it in dirt? or just let it sit in water? or ?
How big do they get?
Are they winter hardy if I leave it outdoors, and do they like sun or shade?

It will develop a root system if planted in shallow, loose soil. I lay mine on top of the soil to moniter the humidity/moisture in my terrarium. They grow wild in the woods here in my area, in shade.

This site goes into great detail about this plant:

http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-ombrello/POW/resurrection_plant.htm

thank you!
It looks like shade and that it is not hardy outside, so I would have to bring it indoors during the winter.
I shall have to find me one of these somewhere lol

What do want to trade for one?

Kay, please dmail me if you have any to trade or for postage.

Sunshines do you have any?

I just have the two I got from Floridian years ago.

christmascactus, you have dmail

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I would love a couple of these!
What are you looking for in return?
Julie

Somehow trade didn't happen.
Still want a couple of these.
Thanks.

I don't have any to trade but would like one too. I did a search and they are a bit hard to find! See the link below!

http://theexoticplantplace.com/weird-unusual-plants.php

There was a flier in our newspaper today that advertises this plant for $7.99. If anyone wants I can forward the info to them.

wow, thats kinda steep. i get mine for $2-$3 each from the little new age shop down the street

I have heard of those all my life and always thought they were not real. Nice to know they are... hey cue.. maybe you should go to that shop and buy a bunch.. maybe they will give you a good price if you got a lot of them...

thought about that already...LOL

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Kelly,is my sedum for your Resurrection plants trade still on or ??Would love to hear something.
Thanks.

oops, sorry, yes... am making a trip over to the little shop this week and will pick you up two of them (thats if you want 2).

Yes.
Thanks.

I got one as a gift - It was purchased from an ad in a magazine... But it is only one half of the plant! It is supposed to be splayed out in a round shape, but I have a semi circle. I wonder why they didn't send me a whole plant????
It is cute, but the green is already gone, after only 2 months. I can't seem to get any positive growth, root or leaf. I don't suspect it will live a long life with me :(
Julie

Do they really grow? I mean.. get bigger with roots and everything? I may have you get me one.. I always though they were something that was just spray painted green that soaked up water... like a dried out spongey something.. a gimic.. it is a REAL plant!?

these plants dont really grow as a houseplant. in nature, they spend most of their time, rolling around the desert in a tight ball all dry and brittle until the rains, when they unfurl, turn green and then release their spores. when the rain is over, they dry back up and continue their tumbling adventure.

sounds like they belong out here with me... in the desert.... would be right at home!

I want one, but think I'll look the next time I go to Fl.....

I took some photos so you can see what you get from the magazine ad...
It came with a clear plastic dish & some bark chips.

As you can see, it is cut in half! The ad shows a full round plant... But all I got was half :(
It is just drying out - The ends are beginning to curl upwards.
Julie

Julie,sorry about your plant.
They should replace this, it's worth a try.

Kelly ( cue_chik) please dmail me.

I was kind of hoping it would eventually regrow the other half... Perhaps that is a little too optimistic?
It is still cute :)

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Still looking for this.

Love this plant . Will trade for cuttings or postage.
Any one with resurrection fern.....would like some of that as well.
Hugh