Timpanum

The Timpanum is a plant native to the Green Planet.

Biology
A taut drumhead blossom that can beat like a rhythmic heart in an intricate beat. Though found in the wild of the Green Planet, these plants were often all potted, in large containers and decorated with flashing colored lights ringed around them. The Asogian s used these plants to play wild, exotic music in their capitals of Lucidulum and Crystellum.

Appearance

 * The Electric Company Magazine Issue #116 (1985)
 * E.T. The Book of the Green Planet by William Kotzwinkle