Scientist Succeeds in Creating Glow-in-the-Dark Firefly Petunia Flower
• Scientist spends career creating glowing plants, finally achieves bright glowing petunias for consumer use
• Petunias glow greenish-white at night due to 5 inserted genes enabling sustainable cycle of light production
• Glowing petunias dubbed "Firefly Petunia" for bright buds resembling fireflies atop plant
• New glowing petunias approved by USDA last fall, available for online sale since February
• Creator hopes magical glowing petunias bring joy and excitement around plants to more people