| Ever Grow the Plant That MOVES When You | | | | receives bright light or sunlight for part of the day. |
| TICKLE It? | | | | 6. Temperatures in the room should be above 70 |
| “Daddy come quick my plant just moved | | | | degrees. |
| when I tickled it” my daughter Rebecca | | | | 7. Water before the soil dries out. |
| screams from her bedroom. You can imagine the | | | | 8. That’s it! Your plants will begin to grow in |
| excitement in the house. My daughter Rebecca | | | | less than a week. |
| and I have successfully grown TickleMe Plants™ | | | | The first two leaves will not be ticklish. In about |
| that close their leaves and lower their branches | | | | three weeks, the second set of TickleMe |
| when we tickle them. With proper care they can | | | | Plant™ leaves will appear and they will move |
| even produce pink puff ball flowers | | | | when you tickle them. TickleMe Plants™ are |
| Here is all you have to do to grow your own | | | | best grown as house plants and can even be |
| TickleMe Plant™! | | | | placed in a bright location outside during the |
| Materials: | | | | warmer months. They are frost sensitive, so be |
| • TickleMe Plant™ Seeds | | | | sure to bring them inside before the cold weather |
| • Flower pot or cup with hole on the bottom | | | | arrives. They produce pink puff ball flowers. |
| • Soil | | | | TickleMe Plants™ can live for a year or more |
| Directions: | | | | and grow to about one foot plus in height. |
| 1. The day before you plant your seeds, soak | | | | Native to Brazil, TickleMe Plants can be found |
| them in warm water overnight. | | | | growing wild there and in other tropical areas. The |
| 2. Fill a flower pot or cup ¾ of the way with soil. | | | | scientific name for the TickleMe Plant™ is |
| 3. Plant three to five seeds by covering them | | | | Mimosa pudica. It also has been called shy grass, |
| with 1/8 inch of soil. | | | | sensitive plant and other names throughout the |
| 4. Water your seeds gently. | | | | world. |
| 5. Place your newly planted seeds in a room that | | | | |