Mimosa pudica TOUCH ME NOT (plant)

Sensitive plant that moves, also called Mimosa pudica in Latin, is a remarkable tropical shrub.
It measures 10 to 40 cm in height.
Its branches have many thorns.
Its leaves have the ability to bend at the slightest shock.
This phenomenon allows this plant to protect itself from herbivorous animals.
As soon as danger seems distant, its leaves unfold.
Other sensitives exist but are much less known, such as the giant sensitive or tree sensitive.

In medicine, it is used for its sedative properties.

Touch me not plant 10 to 20 cm high, delivered in clumps.
Upon receipt, transplant it into a 3 liter pot of horticultural soil or mixed with peat.
Water it well from planting then place it preferably in a very bright place.

If it loses its leaves it is either due to overwatering, lack of light or too low a growing temperature.

Its lifespan is one year in outdoor cultivation.
If you grow it indoors, it can stay alive for 2 to 3 years.
Unfortunately, it is not suitable for making bonsai; its stems branch naturally.

• Easy cultivation.
• Unusual mobile plant species to discover.
• Beautiful purple flowers in late summer, followed by fruits.

Do not consume without the advice of a doctor
Also available in the form of packet for sale for sowing.