A few weeks ago I posted a video on my Instagram of a plant that moves when you touch it. It’s called Mimosa pudica, but it’s know by MANY names around the world as it’s a pantropical weed:
– Shy plant
– Tickle me plant
– Sensitive plant
– Touch me not plant
– Putri malu
– …and many, MANY more.
I decided that instead of just doing a video where I touch the leaves and stems to show you the movement, why not grow them from seed and then run some touching experiments on them? So that’s what I did. Larry from the Tickle Me Plant company sent out a little growing kit with some instructions, so huge thank you to him for that.
Watch to the end, because I do a FIRE test on the leaves to see how they react to heat!
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I found this plant in a ditch when I went to Cambodia a couple of years ago, and I’ve been looking for it ever since! It’s really cool to finally know what it’s called. Thank you!
Can you grow Venus flytrap
makes amazing tea that is so good for you .
That got me thinking. Have you ever got sued for plant cruelty?
My country much
Oh so like a packman when it gets touched by a ghost
I can send you all seeds it grows like crazy in Texas
The mimosa tree has medicinal use also!
The internet says it is an invasive plant
Stop drop roll
This video is the best we’ve seen on this topic online. You were awesome! So helpful! We love you and are fans & followers now! Thanks a bunch!
It's not shy it's disturbed
plants: what's wrong with this guy..
Awesome. Thanks!!!!
https://youtu.be/crs16QkvAY4
What type of dirt did you use? 😉
In the 70's when I had them they were called Sensitive plant. I'm in California. I didn't know the Latin name so thank you because I didn't know what to look for. Seems a lot of different countries have different names for them, like Shame plant, Shame plant and so on.
I have one that has bloomed. Help!! What do I do with it
shout-out to all my hardcore introverts
I saw a big mimosa bush in the Behind the Seeds tour at Epcot and fell in love with it. I managed to find a little mimosa. And I've been taking care of her for 6-7 years now. It gave me many flowers, and a couple seeds. I also bought some seeds on the web last year and got them to grow this summer. I'm hoping to get a bush next year.
In nagaland/india v call it touchmenot. Nice to hear the other names ppl call it
This is gonna be a long video waiting for a plant to grow
Should be areasted. For. Teasing. The plant…..