I am happy to announce our spring sale!

Sale starts Monday, March 24rd @ 7 PM PDT

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This sale will include mostly Haworthia hybrids. The next sale will include more Euphorbia francoisii and Stomaticia hybrids.

The plant below is my Haworthia hybrid "Femme Fatale". It's one of the parents of the STUNNING one-of-a-kind PP660 hybrid series seedlings which will be offered in this sale.

Plant consciousness

Take a look at these two molecular structures:

The one on top is the plant hormone auxin; the one below is the neurotransmitter serotonin. The resemblance is striking, isn’t it? While plants lack brains or neurons, emerging research points to a fascinating kind of "plant consciousness"—a complex, decentralized form of awareness shaped by chemical signaling, electrical impulses, and environmental perception. Plant hormones like auxin play a central role in this system, directing growth, light response, and even communication between tissues. Auxin shares structural similarities with animal neurotransmitters like serotonin; both contain an indole ring derived from the amino acid tryptophan. This molecular echo hints at a deep evolutionary connection and invites us to reconsider how life—plant or animal—senses, interprets, and responds to the world around it.

The idea of plant consciousness remains largely unexplored and is notoriously difficult to study—partly because it depends on how one defines “consciousness” in the first place. My friend Raj is actively researching this fascinating topic at the molecular level. He has an interesting recent podcast with Michael Pollen where they touched on some of these ideas.