The book Planta sapiens is a fascinating probe into the inner world of plants based on cutting-edge research into plant intelligence. If we can understand what it is like to be a plant, we could have much more of the world around us. Scientists have been documenting the abilities of plants for decades. They have shown that plants communicate with each other, manipulate other species and perform sophisticated movements. Less well known is the latest evidence that plants may have "consciousness". Although they don't have a brain, their microscopic inner workings reveal a system not too dissimilar to the neural network in our body. They can thus remember, learn and possess intelligence that enables them to behave adaptively, flexibly, purposefully and with foresight. If we look at plants in a new way, it can fundamentally change our entire understanding of the world.