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Welwitschia mirabilis: The world's toughest plant

Welwitschia mirabilis: The world’s toughest plant

Wednesday, 18 July 2018 Science & nature By Dom Stapleton

Last year, I decided my bathroom needed brightening up with a plant of some kind. But the windowless, sunlight-abandoned room didn’t really seem like the best place for a living creature (apart from me during my toileting and showering). After a bit of research, I settled on an orchid. Needless to say, my bathroom now features two dead sticks in a pot.

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