🌱 How to Grow Mimosa Pudica (Dancing/Shy Plant) 

This plant is super cool – its leaves move when you touch them! Want to grow your own plant that plays hide-and-seek? Let’s do it! 🎩✨

🧺 What You’ll Need:

• Mimosa pudica seeds 

• Small pots or seed trays

• Compost or seed soil

• Water spray bottle

• A plastic bag or a mini greenhouse lid

• A warm, sunny windowsill (they love heat!)

• Patience and care – they’re shy!

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📅 When to Sow

• Best time: March to May (when it starts warming up)

• Indoors only – Mimosa likes it warm, like a tropical holiday! 🌴

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🪴 How to Plant the Seeds

🧼 Step 1: Wake up the seeds!

• Soak the seeds in warm water (about 2 hours) — this helps them wake up and grow faster.

🌱 Step 2: Planting

1. Fill your pot with moist compost.

2. Make a tiny hole about 0.5cm deep.

3. Pop in one seed per pot and gently cover it with soil.

4. Spray with water until damp, not soaking.

5. Cover with a clear plastic bag or lid to keep it warm and steamy (like a jungle 🌴).

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🌞 Caring for Your Shy Plant

🌡️ Keep it Warm

• Mimosa likes it warm — around 20–25°C.

• A sunny windowsill is perfect!

💧 Watering

• Spray or water gently so the soil stays moist but not soggy.

• Take off the plastic bag once the seedlings are about 3–5cm tall.

☀️ Sunlight

• They LOVE sunshine! Give them at least 4–6 hours of sun a day.

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🤩 Fun Facts & Games

• Touch Test: Gently tap the leaves — they’ll fold up and hide! Wait a bit and they’ll open again.

• Race Game: Time how fast your plant closes its leaves!

• Naming Time: Give your shy plant a fun name! (e.g., "Wiggly", "Sleepy Leaf", or "Mr. Foldy")

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🌸 When Will It Flower?

• If you care for it well, you might see cute little pink fluffy flowers in late summer!

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💡 Extra Tips

• Mimosa doesn’t like cold or frost – keep it indoors all year.

• You can repot it into a bigger pot when it gets too big.