Grow a TickleMe Plant

TickleMe Plants Can Grow Pink Puffy Flowers "TickleMe Plant," also known as a Sensitive Mimosa, is a brand of Sensitive plant seeds and educational growing kits.
If you've never grown a TickleMe Plant and watched it move, here is some expert advice! It's great fun!

Steps

 * 1) Use a flower pot or make a small hole in the bottom of a 16 ounce cup.
 * 2) Fill the cup 3/4 of the way with soil and place 5 seeds equally apart on the soil.
 * 3) Cover seeds with 1/8 inch of soil and gently water making sure seeds remain covered.
 * 4) Place in a mostly sunny location with temperatures of 70-85 degrees.

Tips

 * Flower pots or cups can be covered with clear plastic wrap, but the clear wrap must be removed as soon as your Mimosa pudica (TickleMe Plant) sprouts.
 * If you cover any of your containers with clear wrap,Do not put them in direct sunlight until you remove the plastic wrap.
 * Cool temperatures will prevent your plants from starting to grow leaves. Put them in a room with temperatures between 70° and 85° Fahrenheit.
 * It is best to water your plants with spring, distilled or rain water, because plants can be sensitive to tap water containing chemicals, like chlorine.
 * Do not over water or allow the soil to dry out.
 * If temperatures are kept between 70° and 85° Fahrenheit, young TickleMe Plants, (also called shy plant),can sprout in less than 7 days. However, if temperatures are lower, it may take 21 to 30 days for your plants to sprout.
 * First leaves will appear in several days. These are not ticklish and will not move. About three weeks later, real TickleMe Plant leaves will appear and will move when tickled. As plant grows, more and more leaves will appear and become even more ticklish!
 * The plant will even sleep at night as it folds up its leaves.
 * These plants can produce beautiful pink, cotton candy like flowers, which in turn produce more sensitive seeds.
 * There are many sources of Mimosa pudica,TickleMe Plant,shy plant, and sensitive plants on the web and in science and seed catalogs.

Warnings

 * The TickleMe Plant™ Growing Kit is not recommended for children under 5 years old.
 * Mimosa Purdica is a noxious weed in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Extreme care should be taken in Australia and New Zealand, to ensure that all plant material is contained within your property, and when pruning, discard of all matter responsibly to prevent inadvertant release into the local environment. See http://agspsrv95.agric.wa.gov.au/dps/version02/01_plantview.asp?page=7&contentID=60&

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Grow a Sensitive Plant
 * How to Design a Successful Indoor Garden
 * How to Build a Vertical Garden
 * How to Raise Carnivorous Plants
 * How to Make Your Bonsai Tree More Fertile
 * How to Create a Patio Garden
 * How to Dust Houseplants
 * How to Grow Iris

Sources and Citations

 * http://www.TickleMePlant.com
 * http://www.nation.lk/2007/04/29/kids2.htm
 * http://en.allexperts.com/q/Biology-664/TickleMe-Plants.htm
 * http://scientificsonline.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=tickleme+plant&x=8&y=7
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica
 * http://www.bio.miami.edu/mimosa/mimosa.html