Remember that post about TickleMe Plants around Christmas. Well, the TickleMe Plant Company says the gift that gives giggles is also a great idea for gifts this Valentine’s Day.
Oddly enough, I’ve been tickling my own plants here in SE Asia. There’s a small fern that’s native to the area and when you “tickle” it, the leaves close up. I wonder if it’s in the same plant family as the Brazilian TickleMe Plant…
The National Gardening Association, will feature two new and exciting educational products from the TickleMe Plant Company. TickleMe Plants(TM) move their branches down and close their leaves when tickled. TickleMe Plant seeds and grow kits are available now from NGA, at www.Kidsgardeningstore.com
What is a TickleMe Plant?
Native to Brazil, they can be found there, growing in the wild. The scientific name for the TickleMe Plant is Mimosa pudica.
“You simply plant the seeds in one of our growing kits or a flower pot with soil, water it and the plants will sprout in days,” says Larry Chipkin. Two weeks later, you can tickle this very sensitive plant and watch in amazement as the plant closes its leaves and lowers its branches. Then, usually, within 15 minutes, it lifts its fernlike branches and re-opens its leaves.
The TickleMe Plant company says its fern can even open up into pink, fluffy blooms.