2016-01-15 | |
Marimo | |
Image 1 | |
Marimos (毬藻, Aegagropila linnaei) are about as simple a plant you | |
can have. They are a species of algae found in lakes in Iceland and | |
Japan, among other places. You can buy them from pet shops as Moss | |
Balls (beware of 'fakes', ie. balls of moss) and are content with | |
occasional change of water. | |
Turns out Cognac glasses are perfect for displaying Marimo. | |
Being skilled in killing plant life, I made myself a few artificial | |
Marimo to alleviate the potential emotional scarring of losing the | |
live one. | |
Image 2 | |
As with many things, the Japanese have a mascot also for Marimo, | |
called Marimokkori. And as with many things Japanese, it makes you | |
raise an eyebrow. |