Different types of sensitive plants?

[babaganoosh]

Our garden / yard is a memory trail of places we've been over the years. There's a crepe myrtle - we saw them on our trip years ago with the kids to Williamsburg.

Beauty bush - we saw that at Duke Farms here in NJ. It was designed by the people that designed central park.

And on our trips to costa rica, we learned of sensitive plants. A guide pointed it out growing wild along the trail we were in.

I've gotten seeds over the years and would grow them in pots / give them to friends.

I've collected seeds from our plants. And I bought some seeds this past year. We have 2 different types of sensitive plants now.

the one we are used to that responds immediately to our touch. And grows flatter / not up.

The other is more vertical. And barely responds to touch.

Any idea what the name of 1 vs. the other is so we are sure to not get the vertical version when buying seeds?

I am used to the name Mimosa pudica for this plant and likely the same name I got a while ago and recently. But we are now clearly getting different plants.

This is the flatter version that responds quickly to touch:

This is the more vertical version that doesn't respond much to touch.

 

[oneeye]

Our garden / yard is a memory trail of places we've been over the years. There's a crepe myrtle - we saw them on our trip years ago with the kids to Williamsburg.

Beauty bush - we saw that at Duke Farms here in NJ. It was designed by the people that designed central park.

And on our trips to costa rica, we learned of sensitive plants. A guide pointed it out growing wild along the trail we were in.

I've gotten seeds over the years and would grow them in pots / give them to friends.

I've collected seeds from our plants. And I bought some seeds this past year. We have 2 different types of sensitive plants now.

the one we are used to that responds immediately to our touch. And grows flatter / not up.

The other is more vertical. And barely responds to touch.

Any idea what the name of 1 vs. the other is so we are sure to not get the vertical version when buying seeds?

I am used to the name Mimosa pudica for this plant and likely the same name I got a while ago and recently. But we are now clearly getting different plants.

This is the flatter version that responds quickly to touch:View attachment 99541

This is the more vertical version that doesn't respond much to touch.

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Those are very nice keepers. What do you do with your plants in the Winter?