Are small plants really better suited for growing in university dorm rooms?

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It's the back-to-school season again, and young boys and girls from all directions are about to gather together as classmates because of their respective dreams, and some will even be arranged by fate to become roommates.

Speaking of university dorms in China, it seems to be a rather sad topic. The dorm of your dreams should be spacious and bright, with plenty of personal space, like this:

However, dreams are plump while reality is bony.

In Chinese university dorms, 4-8 person rooms are still fairly common, and an indoor layout with beds on top and desks below can already be considered slightly better conditions, like this:

Actually, with a bit of decorating it still looks quite nice.

Over time, you inevitably want to make dorm life more comfortable and more livable. Put up some wallpaper, install a few little gadgets, grow a few small green plants, and with a bit of care you can raise the quality of communal living by a big margin.

So, today I want to recommend a small green plant that is quite suitable for growing in a university dorm:

Coin grass

This is that very small and lovely-looking plant.

Coin grass (scientific name: Lysimachia christinae) has round leaves with wavy edges and long stems, and blooms small yellow-green flowers in summer and autumn. It can be grown both in water and on land.

It likes warmth and moisture, and is best cultivated in partial sun or shaded spots. It dislikes direct sunlight, tolerates shade and moisture, is slightly drought-tolerant, and has strong adaptability.

The key point is that its plant form is relatively small, so you can just put it on a desk or windowsill. It doesn't need a grand container either; an unused water cup or something similar can do the job.

Coin grass has many names,

Duizuo grass,

Zouyou grass, biandi huang

Such common names need no mention; according to the principle that "humble names make plants easy to raise," it can also be called

Jinhua cai, yichuan qian, da jinqian cao

Cungu qi, linshi jiu, zhenjin cao

What you call it depends on your preference.

Actually, coin grass is a medicinal herb, generally collected in summer and autumn. Its nature is slightly cold, and its taste is bitter and pungent. It has

clearing heat and removing dampness, detoxifying and promoting urination

In the south, it is often used externally for bruises and is a commonly used herb for fractures. However, I do not recommend casually picking it for medicinal use; it is better to simply grow it.

Of course, the main reason I am introducing it to you is that it is very easy to keep alive and can thrive when grown in water. If the temperature is suitable, it grows very quickly. Occasionally take it out to rinse and put it back, and change the water once a week, and it is simply too worry-free.

After growing it for a long time, you will actually still find it very beautiful. For example, like this:

Sure enough, when facing the light, the world becomes beautiful!

However, there is one thing to note: perhaps because its vitality is too tenacious, coin grass easily spreads out. If left unchecked, it may become a lush large clump, like this:

It is not very ugly either, but comparatively speaking, a sparser plant looks better, right? You cannot think that just because it is called coin grass, the more the better. If it grows too lushly, it completely loses that silly-cute feeling, doesn't it?

Of course, this is only a personal suggestion. If you really want to grow it, please do as you like according to your personal preference.

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