Mimosa pudica (Sensitive Plant)

40 (100)cm, Sensitive Plant or Mimosa is a short lived perennial which is usually grown as an annual in colder regions. It has feathered leaves and rosy-pink flower buds and is native of tropical America, where it grows in dryish to marshy soils. The leaves rapidly fold when being touched, hurt or exposed to heat. Easily grown in any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot. Best grown as an annual, sow under glass in mid spring at a minimum of some 20°C. Keep pots in a sunny spot and transplant seedlings to the final spot in the garden after the last freezing nights from end of spring to mid summer. VI-VIII.
10 seeds per package.