That way, each leaf adapts to the light intensity available to it. When there's more light, they produce less. When there's low light, the plant's leaves contain more of this complex. You know that chlorophyll gives plants their green color, right? Well, chlorophyll in a leaf is bundled in different kinds of proteins, one of which is a light- harvesting complex. That's why many indoor plants are tropical. Y: Well, many tropical vines, like the philodendron, have to make do with little light until they reach the top of the forest canopy. If you don't have much light in your office, the best kind of plant is one that comes from a habitat where there isn't much sunlight, and where temperatures are high and pretty constant throughout the year.ĭ: Oh yeah, and where's that? Definitely not the Midwest. Y: Don, it's just a matter of choosing the right plant. I guess plants need sunlight, even more than I do. D: Yaël, most of the time I'm stuck in a small, windowless room and I can't even have plants in there.ĭ: I tried, but my sunflowers died.
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