Crazy House Plant

This is a plant that I rescued from an abandoned office back in 1998. It's become like a pet to me over the years and seems to "reach out" to me when I sit at my desk. No one believed me until I captured this time-lapse video. It slows down after the start, but be patient! Here is a picture of the bloom: http://home.nullgel.com:8080/public/photos/CrazyHousePlant.jpg.

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[roflmaoking]

all of that took 18 hours and 39 minutes wow he left his camera on for a long time

[nullgel]

I used a webcam, so it's used to being on all the time. :D

[danielrjankovich]

My only question is how is it moving so fast? I know the tendrils extend and move, that I understand, but how it is moving nearly an inch a minute? That's frighteningly fast... What type of plant is this again?

[nullgel]

Some type of Hoya vine. I'm really hoping that it blooms again, so that I can take a good picture of it and, hopefully, be able to nail down the species. It's definitely a peculiar plant. Sometimes it doesn't move much for months, and then, all of a sudden it "goes nuts" for a few weeks. Like I said, I've been working at my desk and had it "slowly" reach out and touch the side of my head. It scared me immensely, since I was home alone!

[waggabiggadoo]

dont be scared, it prolly just loves you :P

[craizin421]

...and yet the nervous systems are control by something even smaller, this you cant deny... i mean how exactly is it that vines grow towards something to grab onto... it knew were it was going. yes it could not concept what it was doing or even know it was doing anything at all... and yet it still set a simple task to complete, how explain can we explain intellengce.

[sensitiveplant]

search Pet TickleMe Plant to grow the only house plant in the world that moves like an animal when you Tickle it. See vidoe

[tejay888]

feed me seymour. FEED ME!!!

[GuacamoleKun]

lmao, that is awesome! I am starting to think hoya is my favorite plant. My mom has had one in her kitchen forever. I just bought one myself, and it's hanging near my desk right now. The flowers are so awesome. (You know not to prune the buds right? They flower in the same spot over and over.) I didn't know they were in the habit of moving around like this though. I like these things more and more.

[kev5n24]

@danielrjankovich

look @ the clock on the wall dumbass

[shitzulovey]

how sweet. I think plants can think and have feelings, I talk to mine. A hoya vine huh, off to look her up....

[Libarate101]

@nullgel its attracted to the sunlight coming in from the window so it bends then at night when there is no light it returns to a more relaxed position or possibly twords another window getting the last few min of light before night time ( like how a sunflower turns twords the sun)

[mieczyslawru]

that is a orchis needing sun light...

[seleneycarlitos]

WOW that is amazing!!!

[RMary]

OO oooooooo Mmmmmm Ggggggggg a caressing plant have start a Play list for these.

TEXAS

[msmelissa1986]

lol sweet only mother nature