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Chuimui ka - Pudica, Touch me not, Lajalu, Sensitive Plant, Shy plant, Sleepy plant, Shameplant Plant - Kadiyam Nursery

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Common name:
Touch Me Not, Sensitive Plant
Regional name:
Marathi - Lajalu, Hindi - Lajwanti, Chui-mui, Bengali - Lijjabati, Gujarati - Lajjawanti, Kannada - Lajja, Malayalam - Thottalvadi, Punjabi - Lajwati, Sanskrit - Lajja, Tamil - Tottalvadi, Telugu - Attapatti, Urdu - Lajjalu
Category:
Groundcovers, Medicinal Plants
Family:
Leguminosae or Fabaceae or Pea family
Light:
Sun growing, Semi shade
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
Primarily grown for:
Foliage
Flowering season:
Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
Flower or Inflorescence color:
Light Pink
Foliage color:
Green
Plant Height or length:
50 cms to 100 cms
Plant Spread or Width:
2 to 4 meters
Plant Form:
Spreading
Special Character:
  • Indigenous (native to India)
  • Attracts bees
  • Thorny or Spiny
  • Must have for Farm house or big gardens
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Over hundreds

Plant Description:

- Always a curiosity. Small children and smaller children (adults) love this plant. They cannot help touching it - it is compulsive - as we small red roses!
- Plants are good as ground covers.
- They stay low and give small pink flowers.
- Grow 12-18 inches tall.
- There flowers are small and are borne in rounded heads or spikes.
- Leaves are touched they immediately droop or shy away!

Growing tips:

- Plants are hardy and easy to grow.
- They require a well lit position.
- Grows in well drained pots in a compost of loam.