Long journal capturing the shameplant (also knowns as Mimosa pudica, shy plant, touch-me-not, etc.) in a condensed time lapse. The plant started from seed to sprout, growth and blooming with beautiful ...

My “sensitive” plant is smart, too. The mimosa pudica — also known as the sleepy plant or touch-me-not — reacts dramatically when touched or shaken. When touched lightly, its leaves collapse, two by ...

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It's no secret that plants move throughout the day. We all see plants swaying in the wind and being ruffled by animals, but we never actually see them move on their own because they make slow, subtle ...

More recently, however, “plant whisperers” – super-sensitive plant lovers who talk to their lettuce seedlings or play Mozart for the orchids – have been much maligned. Even Prince Charles, a fanatic ...

Sensitive plants (Mimosa pudica) quickly fold their many leaflets when touched, burned, or wounded. But the mechanism behind how these plants swiftly turn demure—and why—isn’t clear. New research ...

Call them plant motors. Or plant muscles. Tiny bulges of specialized cells in a mimosa plant can fold its feathery leaflets together in seconds, then relax — and do it again. A new look at these ...

Like the pure virgin maiden repulsed by the dirty fingers of the scraggy man, MIMOSA PUDICA (Touch Me Not or Sensitive Plant) quickly hides its face and body from the prowling fingers. The rapidity ...