Touch Me Not Plant

People find this plant fascinating due to its shy nature of closing and opening leaves.

Touch me not plant. In summer take cuttings of woody branches apply rooting hormone and plant them in starter mix. Chui Mui plant in English is known as touch me not plants or sensitive plant. Low maintenance plant Mostly considered as weeds in many parts of the world these touch-me-not shrubs are native to tropical America and grow well in the tropical climate.

Mimosa pudica is an evergreen ornamental shrub from the Mimosa genus and belongs to the legume family. The touch me not plant also known as Mimosa Pudica is such a neat plant that reacts to human touch. The quality where the structure of a plant or tree changes over a very short period of time is known as rapid tree movement.

It reacts when the force is applied in a plant knowing or unknowingly it is sensitive to animals to light at the time of day. The plant when being stimulated or touched will close up in a retraction movement- just like saying please dont touch me. You most probably know this plant by one of its many names.

Seed sowing must be done when temperature is warm. Shaped like a cornucopia. Mimosaceae also referred to as touch me not live and die shame plant and humble plant is a prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America and Australia also found in India heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched and cooled.

This amazing plant is native to the subtropics of South America. Arecaceae are readily transported. 5 petals appearing as 3 as.

Its spring loaded seeds help it spread easily from the weather and passing animals. Touch me not plant is propagated by seeds and cuttings. The Mimosa pudica close after being touched Source.