Page 93 - The Miracle In The Seed

Resilience of Plants and Seeds

The Lupine’s Ability
to Forecast

The lupine, native to the Artic
tundra, can predict the weather. And
accordingly, if the conditions will be
unfavorable, it does not germinate
and waits underground in a kind of
dormant state for the weather to im-
prove.
The seeds of this plant can grow
only in the warm weather prevailing
at certain times of the year. When the
seeds sense that it’s not warm
enough, a miracle happens: Even if
other environmental conditions are
suitable, the seeds in the frozen earth
await warmer temperatures. When
all the conditions are right, no matter
how much time has passed, then the
lupine seeds start to develop. Indeed,

The lupine
produces
seeds (below)
that can sur-
vive for years
in frozen
ground with-
out spoiling.