--- description: Find out why Light Bio Firefly Petunia is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Light Bio Firefly Petunia: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt11bafa3108534c0b/698a8a16c9e94105e8122959/Petunias.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # Glowing Flora by [Jeff Wilser](/author/jeff-wilser/) ## Jeff Wilser Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Jo Whaley for TIME By day, the petunias look like normal white flowers. In the evening, they emanate a soft glow that looks like moonlight. It feels like magic but is rooted in science: The startup Light Bio spliced the petunia’s DNA with that of bioluminescent mushrooms, creating the soothing glow-in-the-dark wonder. (The plants are commercially available via [Light Bio’s website](https://www.light.bio/the-only-plant-you-see-when-lights-go-off/ "undefined"), but are sold seasonally; the company is taking pre-orders for spring 2025 delivery.) “Psychologically and emotionally, we attach light with life, with spirit, with soul,” says Keith Wood, CEO of Light Bio. “We wanted to show that science can be more than just practical. We wanted to show that science can be joyful.” **Buy Now:** Firefly Petunia on [Light.Bio](https://fave.co/4dXDzog "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Light Bio Firefly Petunia: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094747/light-bio-firefly-petunia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094747/light-bio-firefly-petunia/"},"headline":"Light Bio Firefly Petunia: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:02:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:30.567Z","description":"Find out why Light Bio Firefly Petunia is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094747/light-bio-firefly-petunia/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt11bafa3108534c0b/698a8a16c9e94105e8122959/Petunias.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeff Wilser","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jeff-wilser/"}],"creator":"Jeff Wilser","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt11bafa3108534c0b/698a8a16c9e94105e8122959/Petunias.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094747/light-bio-firefly-petunia/","name":"Light Bio Firefly Petunia: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"241017 Best Inventions For The Home","description":"Light Bio's Firefly Petunia, the Graphene Square Cordless Transparent Cooker, the Nugget Chunk, and the Mill Food Recycler are among TIME's best inventions for the home.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/5inCN7oR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-10-29T19:07:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5inCN7oR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094747/light-bio-firefly-petunia/","duration":"PT2M14S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094747/light-bio-firefly-petunia/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```