Thotta sinungi-Shame plant - Santhi Online Plants Nursery
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Thotta sinungi-Shame plant

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Thotta sinungi plant is also called a sensitive plant with perennial flowering and creeping character. Due to the presence of seismonasty movement this plant folds leaves suddenly when we touch it. This plant is categorized under herbal plant, outdoor plant & ornamental plant.

  • COMMON NAME: Thotta sinungi or Shame plant
  • SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mimosa pudica
  • FAMILY: Fabaceae
  • SOIL: Grows well in most well drained loamy soil with organic potting mix.
  • FLOWERING TIME: Light purple flowers all around the year.
  • ORIGIN: Central & South America

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SKU: HMP05 Category:

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Thotta sinungi-Shame plant

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It is a pea/legume family blooming plant that grows as a creeping annual or perennial. It is commonly grown for its curiosity value when touched or shaken, the compound leaves fold inward and droop, guarding themselves against harm, and then re-open a few minutes later.

Mimosa pudica, also known as Touch-me-not, Sensitive Grass, Shame Bush, Shame Face, Shame Lady, Shame Weed, common sensitive-plant, shame plant, Tickle Me Plant, Shy plant, sleeping grass, and Prayer Plant is a creeping annual or perennial herb. Mimosa is endemic to Central and South America and belongs to the taxonomic group Magnoliopsida and the family Mimosaceae. Bangladesh, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Japan, and Sri Lanka are among the nations where it is now present.

A sensitive plant is a prickly, low-growing, many-branched perennial shrub that grows to be around 15-100 cm tall. Roadsides, unoccupied allotments, extensively grazed pastures, crops, and lawns are among the disturbed and cultivated locations where the plant thrives. Roots are cylindrical, tapering, with secondary and tertiary branches, up to 2 cm thick, surface more or less rough or longitudinally wrinkled; greyish-brown to brown, cut surface of pieces pale yellow, fracture hard, woody, bark-fibrous; odor unmistakable; taste slightly astringent. At the base, the stem is woody, rigid, cylindrical, reddish-brown or purple, hairy, and has scattered prickles along the internodes. Prickles are compressed, somewhat curved, firm, and highly pointy, measuring 3-4 mm in length.

Benefits:

  • Aside from being a pleasant and intriguing element of nature, sensitive plants provide numerous health benefits.
  • To Treat Insomnia/Sleeplessness, Treat Asthma, Treat Gum Problems and Toothache, Treat Itching, Treat Hair Loss.

Maintenance:

  • When the soil feels dry to the touch, water the plant. In the summer, water is thorough in the winter and rainy season, waterless. Water the plants in the morning, between 8 and 10 a.m.
  • The best time to prune and fertilize a plant is in the spring.
  • Re-pot a plant with fresh soil and fertilizer when it has grown beyond its limit and the container size no longer allows adequate room for the roots to spread.
  • Try not to disrupt the roots during repotting. If there is a significant shift in the given environment, the plants may experience stress or shock.
  • To prevent any insect or disease using sprays like Neem oil, Eucalyptus oil, or Citrus oil.

1 review for Thotta sinungi-Shame plant

  1. Jisha

    Nice

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