Better than Sea Monkeys!

At the Wanfu Flower Market, my friend suggested I buy this  dried up bunch of twigs.  She claimed that once put in water, in two weeks they would sprout leaves and fill with beautiful blooms.  "What the heck!", I thought, and bought a bunch.  And wow!  Watching this bunch of twigs turn into a brilliant bloom has been like watching life unfurl in slo-mo!