💚🌿🌱😊Shy plant , makahiya or mimosa pudica. I used to touch the leaves all the time when I was little in the Philippines! Such a neat plant. I grew this from seed. 😊#makahiya #shyplant #shy #mimosa #mimosapudica #plants #plant #gardening #gardener #garden #greenthumb #learntogrow #philippines #instacool #neat #fun #growsomething #gardenactivist #seedsnow #urbangardenersrepublic #urbanorganicgardener | Learn To Grow

This is Mimosa Pudica, also known as Makahiya in the Philippines, commonly referred to as the Sensitive Plant. I remember when I was little, how entertaining it was watching these plants move! This neat plant is related to peas and beans. What is interesting about this plant is that the compound leaves respond to stimuli such as touch or if lightly shaken (seismonastic movement), causing them to fold inwards. In response to day and night changes, the leaves fold up and open in the morning. This

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