Bartram's Garden
Mimosa pudica, Sensitive Plant [SEEDS]
Mimosa pudica, Sensitive Plant [SEEDS]
Culture notes: Also known as the Touch-Me-Not and the Shame Plant, the Sensitive Plant is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family that is well known for its rapid movement in response to touch or disturbance. It is native to the Caribbean, South and Central America. Mimosa typically grows 6-18" in height and spreads 2-4' depending on conditions. Avoid transplanting once established.
Sun: Full Sun to part shade
Water: Medium to dry Bloom time: April to September
Soil notes: Moist to dry, well-draining, sandy to rocky loams
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