Exotic to the eye, drift seeds, or “sea-beans” are actually seeds from common trees and vines that grow in the tropics.

Washed out of the rainforests, these seeds are carried to the ocean by streams and rivers like the Amazon. Floating in the sea by the thousands, only the hardiest of sea-beans endure long voyages on ocean currents which may finally bring them to rest on foreign shores.

Sea-beans are known as symbols of good luck and longevity.