Oh, I always had a bit of a green thumb. Now it's much more than that.

[Now it's more like green everywhere - literally. There is a faint green undertone to her pale complexion. She walks over to where she's got some soil in a pot and holds up a seed.]

Observe.

[Within a few seconds, a little sprout pushes itself out of the soil, and in just under a minute, the blossom blooms brilliantly.]

If all of your brothers are as polite as you are, my compliments to your mother.