On September 13, California hosted another Plant Bingo — a party for people who at some point in their adult lives realized:
"I don't need a jackpot. I need a beautiful succulent."
The rules are almost like regular bingo, only instead of boring numbers — images of plants.
The host calls out:
— Monstera!
— Lotus!
— Sansevieria!
And the audience stares tensely at their cards as if the fate of a mortgage were being decided right now.
And then someone is the first to complete the right row and shouts:
— BINGO!
And what they get isn't money.
Not a TV.
Not a gift certificate.
A ficus.
And for some reason, everyone is happy.
That's the magic of Plant Bingo.
Winners take home living prizes — succulents, monsteras, pothos and other indoor greenery. And the organizers often make sure that even the losers don't leave empty-handed.
That is, this is perhaps the only game of chance after which home becomes more oxygen and less free space on the windowsill.
What's especially wonderful is that such evenings have become a noticeable trend in Southern California.
People gather, socialize, play and, at the same time, get acquainted with plants.
It turns out to be the perfect entertainment for an adult:
you seem to have come to a party,
you seem to have played a game of chance,
and you returned home with a pot and a new responsibility.
And the most dangerous part begins afterwards.
Because first you win one little succulent.
Then you buy it a beautiful pot.
Then another one — "so it won't be lonely."
And half a year later the apartment looks like a botanical garden, and you explain to guests:
— No, it's not an addiction. It's a collection. 😄
In short, California has once again proved: adults sometimes really don't need a million to be happy.
It's enough to hear the word "monstera" before everyone else.
