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Hirt's Gardens

Sensitive Plant - Leaves Move - Mimosa pudica - 2.5" Pot

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Unique Movement: This easy-to-grow houseplant exhibits rapid leaf closure when touched or exposed to heat, mimicking animal-like responses.
Daily Folding: Leaves and leaflets assume a folded, "sleeping" posture at day's end, triggered by decreasing light levels.
Attractive Foliage: Features bright green leaves with distinctive burgundy borders, enhancing its visual appeal.
Flowering Heads: Displays typical flowering heads where the stamens are the prominent attractive component of the flowers.
Pulvini Mechanism: Leaf and leaflet movement is facilitated by changes in water pressure within swollen bases called pulvini.
Compact Growth: The plant typically grows to a height of 6-12 inches, making it suitable for indoor environments.
Ideal Placement: Thrives when grown on a bright window, indicating its light requirements for optimal health.

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Plant name
Mimosa pudica
Plant category
House Plants
Color
Green
Rec location
Indoor
Light needs
Filtered Sun
Plant container
Pot

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Mimosa pudica - Sensitive Plant. Note the typical flowering head with stamens dominating as the attractive component of the flowers. In this family the leaves and leaflets are often capable of movement due to changes in the water pressure of the swollen leaf and leaflet bases (pulvini). The leaves assume a folded or "sleeping" posture at the end of the day that is triggered by a decrease in light level. However, the sensitive plant is also capable of rapid movement in response to touch or application of heat. The Sensitive Plant is an easy to grow house plant that snaps it's leaves shut when touched! You will not believe this plant. It acts more like an animal than a plant. Plus it has beautiful, pink, silky flowers. Attractive, bright green leaves are outlined by burgundy borders. Grow on a bright window. Grows 6-12 inches tall. Do to the nature of this plant all sales are final. Measurements are approximate.

The Sensitive Plant is an easy to grow house plant that snaps it's leaves shut when touched!
It acts more like an animal than a plant
Grow on a bright window
Attractive, bright green leaves are outlined by burgundy borders

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Plant name

Mimosa pudica

Plant category

House Plants

Color

Green

Rec location

Indoor

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