Sensitive plant

Stephania erecta , with its woody caudex and contrasting delicate, round leaves, is gaining popularity as a social media “It Plant.”

Mimosa are a delight to have in any collection, due to the rapid closure of its leaves from external stimuli (i.e. touching). Click here to learn more about how to look after your own specimen, including top tips, common issues and a quick video illustrating their movements.

This is also a great plant to add to your own home for a touch of wonder and awe for your whole family to enjoy. The sensitive plant has cute flowers that look like powder puffs and leaves that mimic feathers. This tropical plant is perfect as a houseplant, but it is the natural reactions it has to touch that set it apart from most other plants | mimosa pudica care | mimosa pudica plants | indoor sensitive plant | sensitive plant houseplant #sensitiveplantcare #mimosapudica

Touch me not plant (Mimosa pudica) also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, Dormilones or shy plant) is a creeping annual or perennial herb. The compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm, and re-open a few minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America. Watch this interesting short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0LFBM3hOLs

A plant with feelings. This is the Shame Plant. I noticed that it has a pattern in its leaves. This type of plant has a unique plant response to touch wherein it shrinks as a defense from herbivores.

Mimosa Sensitive Plant is a fascinating plant with a remarkable response to touch. When the leaves’ hairs are stimulated by touch or other forms of stimulation, they trigger an electrical impulse that causes the leaflets to fold inwards! Aside from its unique leaf movement, the sensitive plant is also prized for its delicate, fern-like foliage and attractive light purple flowers. While Mimosa Sensitive Plant can be grown outdoors, as it has the potential to escape and naturalize easily; we...

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