1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cropland, Forests, Pastures
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2
1.9 Habit
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
bees, Wasps
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Insects
5.12 Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antivinous, Diarrhea, Fertility, Piles, Stomach Ulcers
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MIMOSA pudica
7.2 Common Name
Action Plant, Sensitive Plant, Touch-Me-Not
7.2.1 In Hindi
छुई मुई
7.2.2 In German
Berühre mich nicht
7.2.3 In French
Balsamine
7.2.4 In Spanish
No me toques
7.2.5 In Greek
Αγγίξτε-me-not
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Não me toque
7.2.7 In Polish
Niecierpek
7.2.8 In Latin
Palpate Me, non-
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Geraniales
8.5 Family
Fabaceae
8.6 Genus
Impatiens
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species