Kew Gardens – Mimosa pudica
Kew Gardens Royal Botanical Garden London England. Sensitive plant or Mimosa Pudica
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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. The director is Professor Stephen D. Hopper, who succeeded Professor Sir Peter Crane. The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew is also the name of the organisation that runs Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place gardens in Sussex. It is an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700 staff and an income of £44 million for the year ended 31 March 2006. Kew Gardens originated in the exotic garden at Kew Park formed by Lord Capel of Tewkesbury. It was enlarged and extended by Princess Augusta, the widow of Frederick, Prince of Wales, for whom Sir William Chambers built several garden structures. One of these, the lofty Chinese pagoda built in 1761 still remains. George III enriched the gardens, aided by William Aiton and Sir Joseph Banks. The old Kew Park (by then renamed the White House), was demolished in 1802. The „Dutch House“ adjoining was purchased by George III in 1781 as a nursery for the royal children. It is a plain brick structure now known as Kew Palace. In 1840 the gardens were adopted as a national botanical garden. Under Kew’s director, William Hooker, the gardens were increased to 30 hectares (75 acres) and the pleasure grounds, or arboretum, extended to 109 hectares (270 acres), and later to its present size of 120 hectares (300 acres). The Palm House was built …
Anybody has growing tips for me? I have a mimosa pudica, its 3 months old, and its barly 12cm high. I bought the plant with a lot of leaves on it, but now its almost bald. Yet, the branch is still very green, it means its still alive. I keep the temperature in my room always over 21 degrees, and 75% humidity… Someone help me please? I think the plant is healthy, but not happy… How can i make it happy? Please, someone.
I’ve always been interested in horticulture – can this stuff be smoked?
this is actually a common plant in the Philippines we call it (makahiya)/shy
and its everywhere .I actually just pull it out cause we consider
this like a wild grass.it will just grow randomly in the garden ,
Im not sure how it will just pop up of nowhere ,but we do not actually
pay much attention on it ,you can go here in the Philippines
and you are all welcome to get makahiya.
Sensitive
Is what??????????
Mimosa pudica!!!
Dmt baby…
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The name she says is from the tag for the another plant, probably the one leaning into the frame. The name of the ‘touch plant’ is indeed Mimosa Pudica. It used to be near one of the ends of one of the conservatories there, but I haven’t been able to find it again recently so it may have been removed…
what the hell was she saying? hallecorica pepali or whatever? how the hell was that put under mimosa pudica?
dcpages net shows an amazing video of this plants flowers in bloom
Oh got it–Kew Gardens–the way these people say it, sounds like a spell in Harry Potter. Mimosa pudica is native to Brazil, but is now a pantropical weed. Other names given to this curious plant are TickleMe Plant tm, Humble plant, Shame plant, Sleeping grass, Prayer Plant, Touch-me-not, Makahiya (Philippines, meaning „shy“), Mori Vivi (West Indies), mate-loi (false death) (Tonga). The species epithet, pudica, is Latin for „bashful“ or „shrinking“.
I love Mimosa plants–they show us all, that plants have a life, too–even if it is just a reflex!
They are so fascinating. But I also love the other „Mimosas“ Champagne & OJ! ;O)
great little flick–where was it?
what conservatory was this in ? Was it the prince of wales conservatory ?
I know that I can put a willow in water and get roots will any of the oad trees do this..or does anyone know which trees I might be able to „water root?“