The Birth of a Sensitive Plant

Sown just a week ago in a heated environment and illuminated by turbo-neon lights, the seeds of these sensitive plants are already germinating.

These are not the famous Mimosa pudica but Codariocalyx motorius, or Desmodium gyrans. Once fully grown, this plant reacts to stimuli by rotating some of its leaves. A curiosity that you’ll be able to buy in the spring.