For those of us who have spent a lot of time with plants, the fact that they can communicate is not new news, however, as I mentioned in a previous post on “new discoveries” in plant communication, I am happy to see that the historically rigid world of modern western science is opening itself up to this possibility, and publishing it’s findings. The article below also indirectly offers interesting insight for those interested in complex polycultures and companion planting, particular in the case of sweet fennel, the plant under scrutiny in this particular research endeavor.

Also, I should take this opportunity to recommend a fantastic book: The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Human Knowledge, by Jeremy Narby. It’s an important and paradigm shattering read focused on Western Amazonian ethnobotany and alternative methods of knowledge acquisition…

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“THEY can “smell” chemicals and respond to light, but can plants hear…