The TickleMe Plant has also been called
the "Shy Plant", "Humble Plant", "Sleeping Grass", "Touch-Me-Not",
"Noli Me Tangere",
"Sensitive Plant" and "Modest Princess."
Mimosa pudica is its
scientific name.
TickleMe Plants can grow beautiful pink
flowers after several months (usually during the summer.)
TickleMe Plants can grow several feet tall
and wide.
Scientists are not exactly sure what
causes the TickleMe Plant's movements.
Seeds of the TickleMe Plant have been
known to still germinate (grow) after 19 years.
Maybe you can help them discover why these
movements occur!