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Lunarpunk is a subgenre of solarpunk with a darker aesthetic. It portrays the nightlife, spirituality, and more introspective side of solarpunk utopias. It can be defined as "Witchy Solarpunk." Aesthetically, lunarpunk usually is presented with pinks, purples, blues, black, and silver with an almost omnipresence of bioluminescent plants and especially mushrooms

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Glow way! Bioluminescent houseplant hits US market for first time (www.nature.com)

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Consumers in the United States can now pre-order a genetically engineered plant for their home or garden that glows continuously. At a base cost of US$29.00, residents of the 48 contiguous states can get a petunia (Petunia hybrida) with flowers that look white during the day; but, in the dark, the plant glows a faint green. Biotechnology firm Light Bio in Sun Valley, Idaho, will begin shipping a batch of 50,000 firefly petunias in April.

Engineered petunia emits a continuous green glow thanks to genes from a light-up mushroom.

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[–] CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I will be honest, I partially want to wait to see how it goes for others first, and then make my own purchase to see how it works for me.

[–] SteveKLord@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's understandable. It's always risky to be an early adopter. I really hope the majority of these survive and thrive 🤞

[–] CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Agreed! That being said I am being peer pressured by my friend group to get it, since I am already known for being the plant person, lol.

[–] SteveKLord@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

I suppose plant peer pressure is the least threatening type lol. Your friends should pitch in for shipping if they want to see those glowing baddies so badly.