Plant of the Week- show 314

T-shirt winner: No winner this week. Plant featured in Italy.

Common Name:
Sensitive Plant

Scientific Name: 
Mimosa Spegazzinii

Type: tender perennial (may not grow outside in NC but could be grown as a houseplant)

Foliage:

• pinnately compound leaves that collapse when touched!
• leaves recover in about 30-40 minutes

Flowers:

• purple snowballs
• mid summer

Other: Medium-growing shrub that is native to Argentina.