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What plants can survive with 100% fluorescent office lighting? I tried a succulent but the soil was covered in mold in a few weeks.

> What plants can survive with 100% fluorescent office lighting?

Marijuana. In the prohibition era just ending, many people discovered this in surreptitious basement experiments.

> I tried a succulent but the soil was covered in mold in a few weeks.

From an evolutionary perspective, that would indicate success, but for the mold, not the plant.

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What plants can survive with 100% fluorescent office lighting? I tried a succulent but the soil was covered in mold in a few weeks.

> What plants can survive with 100% fluorescent office lighting? Marijuana. In the prohibition era just ending, many people discovered this in surreptitious basement experiments. > I tried a succulent but the soil was covered in mold in a few weeks. From an evolutionary perspective, that would indicate success, but for the mold, not the plant.

Thanks NASA!
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