Arabidopsis thaliana is the most-studied plant in the world, with a 50 day life cycle from germination to death. In a video at the Indiana University Plants in Motion site, you can watch a time-lapse video of A. thaliana living out its life cycle while, in the background, changing colored lights show you which genes are turning on and off at which stages of growth.
Watch a plant grow and its genes activate
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