50 Seeds Sensitive Plant Touch Me Not Mimosa pudica

Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica), also called Touch Me Not, is a fascinating tropical perennial known for its quick-moving leaflets that fold inward when touched. It is widely grown as an ornamental curiosity, making a playful and unusual addition to containers, borders, and indoor plant collections. Its fern-like green foliage forms a low, bushy mound, and it produces small, fluffy pink pom-pom flowers during the growing season.
Gardeners value Sensitive Plant for its interactive behavior and textured, airy appearance, whether grown outdoors in warm climates or as a seasonal patio plant. It works well in mixed containers, small garden beds, and educational plantings where its leaf movements can be observed up close. In cooler regions it is commonly grown as an annual or brought indoors before cold weather.
Species: Mimosa pudica
Variety: Sensitive Plant
Type: Tropical perennial often grown as annual
Plant_Habit: Low, bushy, fern-like foliage
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-drained, moist soil
Days_to_Harvest: Not applicable
Zones: 9-11
Germination: 7-21 days
Sowing: Surface sow and lightly press into soil; do not bury deeply
Spacing: 12-18 inches
Notes: Keep soil warm and evenly moist during establishment; flowers are small and pink