How to grow the sensitive plant to keep it alive
A little knowledge of life, introducing how to grow the sensitive plant to keep it alive and recommending the best lazy person's indoor plants in terms of green plants and flowers. Next, the editor will introduce.
Abstract: The sensitive plant is a relatively common indoor decorative plant. Its shy characteristic makes many people fond of it. However, most people's knowledge of the sensitive plant is limited to its shyness. In order to help everyone learn more about the sensitive plant, we will introduce how to cultivate it and why it is shy.
When it comes to the sensitive plant, we are all familiar with it, and many friends may have even grown it and enjoyed doing so. Do you know why the sensitive plant is shy, and do you know the cultivation methods for it? Next, we will introduce these details to help everyone increase their understanding of the sensitive plant.
The sensitive plant, native to the tropical regions of America, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Fabaceae family. It has many aliases due to its unique physiological habits, such as "bashful plant, modest plant, laughing plant, couple's plant," etc.
Have you ever had such an experience, where by touching the leaves of the sensitive plant, they immediately close up until your finger leaves them, sometimes finding it very amusing to touch it several times. Therefore, the sensitive plant is often called a "shy ghost," like a shy little girl. Why does the sensitive plant blush?
Actually, this is not shyness, but a natural physiological response to stimulation, which is determined by the characteristics of the sensitive plant.
One of the most obvious characteristics of the sensitive plant is that when it is stimulated by external factors (such as touch), the leaves immediately contract and come together. If the stimulation is strong, it quickly spreads to the adjacent small leaves and even the entire compound leaf, causing the petiole to droop. The sensitive plant's response to stimulation is also very quick, usually starting within 0.1 seconds and completing within a few seconds.
Another characteristic of the sensitive plant is that at night, it will also close its small leaves and droop its petioles. During the day, when part of the small leaves are stimulated, they will also close in pairs.
The third characteristic of the sensitive plant is that due to its strong vitality and messy growth, it is often classified as a weed. However, it actually flowers as well. You can see this from the pictures of the sensitive plant below. Its flowers are pink, with spherical heads and a fluffy ball shape. After flowering, it produces flat, round pods. Please enjoy the pictures of the sensitive plant below.
How to grow the sensitive plant? For the maintenance of the sensitive plant, you can refer to the following methods:
1. Choose a suitable place for planting, indoor potted plants is a good practice. The sensitive plant has few and thin fibrous roots, is suitable for sowing propagation, and it is best to direct sow to avoid root damage from transplanting. If you need to transplant, it is best done in the seedling stage.
2. Help the sensitive plant propagate, and when it is lush and messy, you can choose to plant it in separate pots to ensure sufficient light and nutrition.
Also, something to remind everyone is that the sensitive plant should not be planted with colored peppers, as the latter have red spiders that can cause the sensitive plant to die.
I believe that after reading the above introduction, everyone should have a general understanding of the characteristics of the sensitive plant and its planting methods. Now you also know the reason why the sensitive plant blushes, which can make it easier to grow.
The above is []'s specific introduction on how to grow the sensitive plant to keep it alive and the recommendation for the best lazy person's flowers, hoping to bring some floral knowledge to green plant enthusiasts.