snatched from the trees of the tropical rainforest by torrential rains those seeds fall by the thousands into the rivers and are carried to the ocean. Most of them sink and are lost but some are carried by the streams and can drift for years before ending up on the distant Florida beaches. Even after such a long journey they usually retain their germinating power. That's why they are said to bring luck and longevity to the one who found them.


Merremia discoidesperma " Mary's bean" or "Crucifixion bean"
Terra cota, 16 cm (real size: 2 cm)
The single most treasured of the drift seeds, it carries more history and folklore than
any of the other sea beans

 

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