what the

K

Kyle6002

• Mar 9, 2004

• #1

Ok I was on a trip to the dominican republic and found some sorta strange plant
Sorry i dont have any pictures but hey

ok it has little leafs like a fern their green and the stock is a reddish brown it usually fully opens when the sun hits it but if/when you touch it the leafs wich consists of little leafs closes up rather fast and if all the leafs on the litttle stem get touches it pulls down to the main stem
any one have any idea as to what this is I'm just curios

 

S

sarracenia

• Mar 9, 2004

• #2

sounds like a sensitive plant

Mimosa something or other, i think

 

PlantAKiss

Moderator Schmoderator Fluorescent fluorite, Engl

• Mar 9, 2004

• #3

It does sounds like Mimosa paduca (sp??) otherwise known as sensitive plant as Sarracenia stated.

 

BigCarnivourKid

It's been one of dem days

• Mar 9, 2004

• #4

Mimosa pudica

 

K

Kyle6002

• Mar 10, 2004

• #5

Cool thanx i was wondering cauze it almost looked liked it could eat ants or somethin but ya that would make sense

 

W

wolfpackgurl

• Mar 10, 2004

• #6

awesome i want one like that. is it easy to take care of?

 

larry

• Mar 11, 2004

• #7

Mimosa are very easy to grow, and SO fun to play with.

 

W

wolfpackgurl

• Mar 11, 2004

• #8

lol fun to play with huh?? sounds awesome!!

 

K

Kyle6002

• Mar 11, 2004

• #9

ya the dam thing wont die down there

 

W

wolfpackgurl

• Mar 11, 2004

• #10

lol!! i'm gonna have to find some seeds. i don't know where i can get some

 

larry

• Mar 12, 2004

• #11

They're pretty easy to find, and some people here may have some extra seed. I will hopefully have some seed in fall after my plant flowers.
Do a search on Mimosa pudica

 

W

wolfpackgurl

• Mar 14, 2004

• #12

ok i will i found a website that sells them and ebay sells em too.

 

D

Darcie

• Mar 15, 2004

• #13

If it's pulling down to the ground it sounds more like the furn then the dicot...

 

J

jaje61

• May 5, 2004

• #14

Just come to Florida, you might find them growing as weeds in yards, parks, etc. in whatever time of year they are most noticeable. I haven't seen any recently though...

 

S

Starman

• May 30, 2004

• #15

 

S

Starman

• May 30, 2004

• #16

Its a mimosa.
These plants fold up to:
When folded up, you will see hairs and needles on it(does not look so yummy for animals to eat now!)

 

HellzDungeon

• May 30, 2004

• #17

How long does it take for it to go back to its normal state so u can set it off again?

 

S

Spectabilis73

• May 30, 2004

• #18

[b said:

Quote[/b] (HellzDungeon @ May 31 2004,3:55)]How long does it take for it to go back to its normal state so u can set it off again?

Click to expand...

20 minutes

 

HellzDungeon

• May 30, 2004

• #19

cool, couple more questions,
1: Does it hurt the plant when u set it off?
2: Do they clump naturally, or do u have to propagate them in other means?
they seem very interesting

 

S

Spectabilis73

• May 30, 2004

• #20

that I dont know, but would like to know, I've been teasing it all day