Sweet wrapper grows into flowers if dropped
A range of sweets have gone on sale that come in wrappers which grow into flowers if dropped on the floor.The packaging for the chocolates by Marks & Spencer has been impregnated with seeds which grow into Candytuft plants if left on the ground.
Known as Iberis umbellata Rose Cardinal, to the more green-fingered reader, the flowers are popular for their ability to attract British butterflies.
Unfortunately, while the seeds will develop into the pink, white, red or purple flowers within weeks... they will not reproduce the chocolates.
For the best results M&S advise ripping the wrapper into several sections and burying it under a thin layer of soil.
The Praline Butterflies have gone on sale for Mother's Day, but it is thought the packaging could be rolled out to other products.
M&S Packaging Expert Helene Roberts says, “We are proud to have put such innovative food packaging on the UK High Street.
"These chocolate butterflies are the gift that keeps on giving – once Mum has enjoyed the chocolates, she can plant the seeded paper and then enjoy the flowers and the butterflies that they attract.”
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The Praline Butterflies have gone on sale for Mother's Day, but it is thought the packaging could be rolled out to other products.
M&S Packaging Expert Helene Roberts says, “We are proud to have put such innovative food packaging on the UK High Street.
"These chocolate butterflies are the gift that keeps on giving – once Mum has enjoyed the chocolates, she can plant the seeded paper and then enjoy the flowers and the butterflies that they attract.”
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