'Fat' Houseplants With Ken Druse - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - March 3, 2025

February 28, 2025 00:27:39
'Fat' Houseplants With Ken Druse - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - March 3, 2025
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'Fat' Houseplants With Ken Druse - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - March 3, 2025

Feb 28 2025 | 00:27:39

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Show Notes

If another houseplant dropped all its leaves for several months each year, you’d think you killed it. But with some of Ken Druse’s and my favorite indoor companions, from Boweia to Jatropha and more, a regular dormant period is just part of their life cycle. And even if all their leaves are missing in action for a while, these curious plants’ sculptural, swollen bases are still there to admire – water- and nutrient-filled structures that are also the plants’ secret to survival. Today’s topic is what are sometimes called fat plants, and Ken’s here to talk about these collectible curiosities  with... Read More ›

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