The Late Movies: Time-Lapse Plants

You know the old saying, "a watched pot never boils"? Plants are like that. They grow and change slowly, so you stop paying attention and then they surprise you by growing seemingly overnight. Thanks to time-lapse videography, we can take a peek at how they really grow, without having to put in a lot of time.

Dandelion

Over a month's time, a dandelion will bloom and go to seed. Unless you remember to mow the lawn.
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Amanita Muscaria

A big old magic mushroom! This video was taken over a three-day period. They grow fast.
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Oak

One year in the life of an oak tree, condensed into 15 seconds.
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Cucumber

The first 21 days of cucumber sprouts. Give them another month and you'll have to make pickles.
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Morning Glory

This explains how morning glories find a support to climb. They just swing around in ever-bigger circles until they hit something!
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Fern

A fern grows like a group of ballerinas. Very, very slow ballerinas.
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Cycas Revoluta

A male cycad cone develops over about ten days. The camera was left on and the nighttime sequences were edited out.
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Flower Garden

For a grand finale, here's a compilation of a variety of blooms bursting in a hurry. Glorious!
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