Telegraph plant (Desmodium gyrans) is a tropical shrub famous for its leaflets that move visibly in response to light, temperature, and sound (including music). A fascinating botanical curiosity.
| Family: | Papilionaceae (pa-pil-ee-uh-NAY-see-ee) |
| Genus: | Desmodium (des-MOH-dee-um) |
| Species: | gyrans (JY-rans) |
| Synonym: | Codariocalyx motorius |
| Synonym: | Desmodium motorium |
| Synonym: | Hedysarum gyrans |
Requires warm, humid conditions. Grow in greenhouse or as houseplant in bright light. Well-drained soil. Movements best observed in mature plants. Not frost hardy.
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