'Glow-in-the-dark' plants to soon light up your homes

Bioglow is planning to offer its bioengineered "Starlight Avatar" autoluminescent ornamental houseplants to the public at an auction.

Bioglow said that these plants are best viewed in a dark room, after giving the viewer eyes sufficient time to adjust to the light, Cnet reports.

According to the report, the plants have a short lifespan of two to three months.

Molecular biologist Alexander Krichevsky created the first light-producing plants and published his findings in 2010.

Starlight Avatar needs to be kept away from direct sunlight as they grow in a nutrient gel.

The plant can be transferred to a pot once it's outgrown its container, however, about half of them don't survive the transplant, the report added.