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Posted By: carnivorousplantgrower7 telegraph plant - February 16th, 2007 at 05:25 AM
Hi,
Has anyone ever grown a telegraph plant before? Is it easy? What can you tell me about it? I want to get this plant but I dont know if I could grow it because I dont know if its easy to grow. Lots of sources say its easy but I just want to check with people here.
Posted By: margaret e. pell Re: telegraph plant - February 17th, 2007 at 06:57 AM
Sorry. Can you give a botanical name? I just don't know what a telegraph plant is.
Posted By: Anonymous Re: telegraph plant - February 17th, 2007 at 08:02 AM
Desmodium motorium, syn. Desmodium gyrans, Codariocalyx motorius

i couldn't find any actual info on caring for the plant...just got the botanical name and some weird article about some guy who had one for a long time.

sounds really interesting tho - the way the leaves vibrate with changes in atmosphere and/or noise.
Posted By: carnivorousplantgrower7 Re: telegraph plant - February 17th, 2007 at 08:26 PM
Yeah Im interested in plants that move... which is why I grow carnivorous plants.
Posted By: margaret e. pell Re: telegraph plant - February 18th, 2007 at 03:53 PM
Cool! Do you grow mimosa pudica?
Posted By: carnivorousplantgrower7 Re: telegraph plant - February 20th, 2007 at 01:30 AM
No I dont grow that one yet but I hope to in the future. That looks like a neat plant too.
Posted By: margaret e. pell Re: telegraph plant - February 20th, 2007 at 02:10 AM
It is, and very easy from seed.
Posted By: carnivorousplantgrower7 Re: telegraph plant - February 22nd, 2007 at 02:37 AM
What about the telegraph plant? Have you tried that one?
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