Desmodium gyrans
- Product number: 626850
- Origin: South and Southeast Asia
- Latin: Desmodium gyrans, also known as Codariocalyx motorius
An interesting tropical plant for indoors and outdoors in summer. It is one of the few plants (besides Mimosa Pudica, Venus Flytrap, and Bladderwort) that make movements visible to the human eye! The leaves orient themselves towards the light and also react to sound waves like music, though the temperature must be at least 20°C.
In addition to its elongated leaves, the plant also blooms with small purple flowers.
Charles Darwin extensively describes this plant in his book The Power of Movement in Plants (1880)
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Latin: Desmodium gyrans, also known as Codariocalyx motorius
Dutch: Dansende Plant (Dancing Plant)
Also known as: Telegraafplant (Telegraph Plant), Semafoorplant (Semaphore Plant)
English: Telegraph Plant, Dancing Plant, Semaphore Plant
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- Flower colour: Small purple flowers
- Origin: South and Southeast Asia
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Desmodium gyrans, also known as Codariocalyx motorius
- Dutch: Dancing Plant
- Also known as: Semaphore Plant
- English: Telegraph Plant, Dancing Plant, Semaphore Plant
