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Mimosa pudica has amazing abilities

Leaves that close whenever we touch them and as soon as the night falls. This is the complex and amazing defense mechanism of the sensitive plant. šŸŒæ

02/02/2019 7:27 AM

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113 comments

  • Gelo D.
    03/18/2020 03:09

    We called it here in the Philippines.. Lakastamabarikatatutainamo

  • Giorgia F.
    08/05/2019 20:48

    eccola la mimosa pudica šŸ˜

  • Julius B.
    04/15/2019 15:50

    huya-huya

  • Marvs M.
    04/14/2019 08:03

    It's called 'makahiya' here in the Philippines.

  • Toyah H.
    04/13/2019 07:36

    I remember you taking us out fishing and showing us a plant like this. X

  • Jason K.
    04/12/2019 14:02

    We call that "sleeping grass" in Hawaii

  • Lissa C.
    04/10/2019 15:50

    Thatā€™s our plant!!!!

  • Lissa C.
    04/10/2019 15:49

    Thatā€™s our plant!!!!

  • Ricardo B.
    04/10/2019 10:10

    Mori vivi in Puerto Rico

  • Nicky Y.
    04/09/2019 14:18

    A lot of benifits herbal plant makahiya

  • Stanley T.
    04/09/2019 09:33

    I used to buy the Punch n Grows that had these.

  • Ireneo H.
    04/08/2019 22:44

    Dito sa iloilo huya huya

  • Jaysonn S.
    04/08/2019 13:14

    Dmt in em?

  • Art T.
    04/08/2019 03:40

    We call it "Makahiya" (Shy) here in Camarines Norte, Philippines. The flowers are pink and loved by dragonflies.

  • Lynda K.
    04/07/2019 22:09

    We have this plant in Malaysia too and I used to play with the leaves but careful not to step on them as they are thorny.

  • Sadie A.
    04/07/2019 17:10

    This plant is about as sensitive as my emotions šŸ˜­ Pregnancy sucks

  • Suryadi C.
    04/07/2019 16:43

    Indonesian called it putri malu. Shy princess. Itā€™s a wild plants

  • Chris L.
    04/06/2019 17:38

    We called this " pota ka " in cebu..

  • Holly R.
    04/05/2019 22:58

    Shame Charlotte

  • Eldert D.
    04/05/2019 16:03

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