LAS VEGAS — Parrot, the company behind the popular AR. Drone quadcopter, has revealed a prototype of its not-yet-launched Flower Power smart gardening gadget, which allows users to get data in real time about how to best care for plants, flowers and your lawn.

Whether you're a gardening pro or kill every plant you own, the Flower Power device — which is shaped like a pair of shears and comes in emerald or brown — measures sunlight, humidity, temperature and fertilizer.

The company gave Mashable a demo during the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show of the device, which will be available for consumers by the end of 2013, and we were impressed with the intricacies of the hardware and software.

"We are always coming up with new concepts, and this is one we have been working on for 18 months," a Parrot spokesperson said. "We know that the future is full of sensors and we want to be one of the main companies working on this new technology."

Here's how it works: By placing the Flower Power device into the soil of an indoor or outdoor plant, it measures what's needed to facilitate growth via sensors built into its base. Data is transferred via Bluetooth Smart to the cloud and is retrievable via the accompanying smartphone or tablet app. (The company demoed the app on the iPad, but didn't say whether it will be exclusive to the platform once it is launched).

"There are 6,000 plants in our app library, and when you select one, it reveals details about the plants, such as how much water it needs and that it should or shouldn't be harvested," a Parrot spokesperson said. "After putting the device into the soil, it will tell you the next time you should water it and how much sunlight it's getting. It will also give you a graph to show you it's health."

Although the app library is rich with options, it doesn't include orchards or bonsai, which don't require soil to grow. In addition, you have to change the shear's battery every six months.

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