La Trobe University-led research has found that plants are extremely sensitive to touch and that repeated touching can significantly retard growth. The findings, just published in The Plant Journal, ...

Long journal capturing the shameplant (also knowns as Mimosa pudica, shy plant, touch-me-not, etc.) in a condensed time lapse. The plant started from seed to sprout, growth and blooming with beautiful ...

It's no secret that plants move throughout the day. We all see plants swaying in the wind and being ruffled by animals, but we never actually see them move on their own because they make slow, subtle ...

A 30-year-old genetic mystery has been solved. It has previously been established that touch can trigger stress reactions in plants. However, the molecular models for explaining this process have been ...

Do you have a black thumb? What’s that — you’ve never heard of a black thumb? It’s the opposite of having a green thumb. Snake plant, syngonium ivy and pothos ivy are commonly grown as houseplants.

Sensitive plants (Mimosa pudica) quickly fold their many leaflets when touched, burned, or wounded. But the mechanism behind how these plants swiftly turn demure—and why—isn’t clear. New research ...

Like the pure virgin maiden repulsed by the dirty fingers of the scraggy man, MIMOSA PUDICA (Touch Me Not or Sensitive Plant) quickly hides its face and body from the prowling fingers. The rapidity ...

Research has found that plants are extremely sensitive to touch and that repeated touching can significantly retard growth. The findings could lead to new approaches to optimizing plant growth and ...