Mimosa pudica Seeds | Sensitive Plant
LATIN NAME: Mimosa pudica
COMMON NAME: Sensitive Plant
Plant Profile
Mimosa pudica, commonly known as Sensitive Plant, is a fern in the bean family. Sensitive plant is shy fern of warm window, and small, pink puffballs open above feathery leaves. Plant is a fine, curious presence of study collection, and it is a plant of open, sunny, moist, well-drained ground. The flowering period doubles as a feeding season for bees and other pollinators. It is the sort of plant that quietly justifies the space it occupies.
Science & Biotechnology
As part of the bean family, Mimosa pudica contributes to research on plant classification and adaptation, while nurseries and gardeners continue to trial it for cultivation. Because it has been grown for so long, its garden habits are thoroughly documented.
Uses & Benefits
Sensitive Plant brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. Sensitive plant is a fine, curious plant of warm room and study collection. It is a fine, curious plant of open, sunny, moist, well-drained garden. Keep young plants in warm, bright spot, and leaves will fold at the touch. It takes hold quickly and asks for no special treatment from then on.
The sensitive plant delights with its folding leaves, a classic for children and botanical demonstration; its alkaloids make it ornamental only.
Growing from Seed
Sensitive Plant is one of those generous plants that come along well from seed. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. Grow the youngsters on steadily in pots until well rooted, then move them to their final positions.
Our Take
The traditional uses covered above are what first made this species worth cultivating. Once established, Sensitive Plant largely looks after itself. Fresh seed sown into evenly moist compost is most of the battle won.
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