Biophytum sensitivum

[dravenxavier]

This is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. I got this with an order of Neps a while back, and placed it in the shady side of my terrarium. It was doing okay, but other than growing in height, new leaves only grew about 1/2" before dying off. Since removing the shading a week or so ago, it has taken off, growing like a little miniature beasty. It's like a miniature palm tree/tree fern, only growing a few inches tall.

 

[carnivoure12]

OMG Thats exactly what I had, But I never knew what it was, i brought it from Colombia it was a gift from my grandma but it died! Does it flower pink?

I feel so sad now that I wasn't able to keep it alive

I'd do anything for another one...

 

[Ant]

Are these those plants that close their leaves when touched?

 

[carnivoure12]

Nope you are confusing them with Mimosa Pudica, but these ones close their leaves at when in intense light and at night.

 

[dravenxavier]

Their leaves will move SLIGHTLY when touched. It's not nearly as dramatic as Mimosa. I do believe it flowers pink, but mine hasn't gotten there yet. I've only had it a couple months, but I'm hoping for flowers within the next few months. They're also supposed to seed rather easily.

Although they say they can be grown as a windowsill plant, it may have been low humidity that shocked yours. Mine seems pretty sensitive to its conditions, and I wouldn't trust it on a windowsill until I spent a long time hardening it off first.

 

[swords]

You can also grow it as an aquatic floating in water. It develops a furry white stem (rhizome?) grown in this fashion and then the leaves are dramatically mobile every night at sundown they close up and fold down. I never knew you could grow it as a terrestrial as I'd bought it from an aquatic plant shop for a paludarium years ago.