How can your houseplant survive up to a month and a half without watering?

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Jan 29, 2025, 9:35 am72 pts
Hungarian researchers at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University and the HUN-REN Center for Energy Research have shown that the leaves of the ornamental never never plant can store water efficiently for up to 45 days thanks to their water-storing cell layers, and thus maintain their photosynthetic activity and…

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