Flora Podcast

Lesson from Silene stenophylla: In 2007 seeds were discovered in Siberia that had been buried in the frozen tundra for about 32,000 years. In 2012 scientists were able to get these seeds to grow, officially claiming the record for oldest plant material brought back to life! Sometimes in our lives we feel stuck, frozen, buried for a long time, wondering if we will ever thrive again. If there is one thing we can learn from the Silene stenophylla it is that it is never too late, no matter how long it has been since we felt alive, given the right situation we can blossom again.