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Sensitive Plant

Partially folded leaves of a sensitive plant, with a stone wall in the background.

Mimosa pudica

Season(s): Fall, Summer

Garden:
Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden

Type of Plant: Perennial, Tropical

 

Photo by Orla Swift.

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Partially folded leaves of a sensitive plant, with a stone wall in the background.
Sensitive Plant

If you have had occasion to touch the sensitive plant in the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden, then you know how accurate its namesake is!

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