February 15th, 2012: Touch-me-not (Mimosa pudica) by Dinu

Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 15, 2012

The Bloom of the Day for February 15th, 2012 was Touch-me-not (Mimosa pudica).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2012-02-15

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pixie62560 South China, ME(Zone 5a) Feb 15, 2012

Neat!

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 17, 2012

I want to improve on that shot. This was an improvement on its predecessor from a very cheap camera. Now I must try one with SLR. The plant is not in my yard at present... lots of them in our work campus. Thanks for this, Kell.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 18, 2012

I can't wait to see your next shot of it, Dinu. I just love it.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 19, 2012

It'll take time as I don't carry my camera [now without pocket Sony W120 - gone kaput :(]. But I like that flower. Each time I walk past it, I get the urge to bend down and take a picture!! But I end up touching the leaves [like a child] with the feet, watch the leaves fold and walk away! I am sure we all get so childlike when we see this unique plant! It is also a medicinal plant.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 19, 2012

I had no idea it had such a pretty flower until I saw your picture. So nice.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Oct 07, 2014

Hi Kell. I had kept this thread up as unread for two and half years!!! Believe me! Now last weekend I was able to get down close on one flower on my tour. I posted it to the PF last night. Hope you like.

Even now, when I find this plant by the roadside my feet automatically reaches to touch and then I see the leaves fold up! I walk by these plants in the workplace campus from car park to the building deliberately.