The sensitivity plant/shameplant - mimosa pudica - has grown quite a bit since its acquisition and it is no longer stable in the small pot it came with. Time for a re-pot!
Your specimen really is a shy one, all the leaves closed up one by one just from you handling it. How large do these guys get in nature, I remember reading that they're a low growing plant. Is it at least in the shrub family? Hope the mama plant recovers nicely and all the cuttings take root!
I am not really sure how tall it gets but Chris from bonsai guru(nursery owner) said the trunk do not thicken fast. So I might be pruning this back many times in the hope to keep it small. The leaves close so easily, watering and wind make them fold up lol
@@OddBonsai I have not times it but probably a few minutes at least. The leaves also close up when the sun is too strong. It is nice having a plant that knows what it wants haha
@@MaybeBonsai Oh, that fast? I thought it's would be something like a Venus flytrap which takes a lot longer to open (about a day if I'm not mistaken).
Did it work? Would love to see the results after the hard pruning. Do you now have a Mimosa Bonsai? I love this plant and have about 13 of them, all at different stages. I'm no gardener, but love tending to it.... noand now you've got me thinking that I could have a bonsai version
This plant in the video died die to a few cool nights right after repotting but a cutting from it is still alive and doing well. If you are thinking of doing a repot and pruning, make sure to keep it warm
