Tropical House Plants
Fantastically healthy, ready for their new home
🪴 Skill Level: Easy care - relatively undemanding
🌤 Location: Prefers bright indirect light
📏 Grows up to: 20cm
Nursery Pot Size:
Air Purifier? Great for removing air impurities
Minimum plant height: 10-20cm
Grows up to: 20cm
Stems per pot: 1
Child / Pet Safe: Safe
Humidity: No need to mist (prefers the dry)
Top Tip: Pop me in the shower and hose me down once in a while
Biophytum sensitivum, often called the Little Tree Plant or Sensitive Plant (not to be confused with Mimosa pudica), is a fascinating miniature wonder. Its tiny, palm-like shape and delicate, feathery leaves give it a tropical bonsai look—but it’s the movement that captures attention. When touched or disturbed, the leaflets slowly fold inwards, a gentle, reactive motion that’s both calming and captivating.
Native to Southeast Asia and parts of India, Biophytum sensitivum has long been valued in traditional medicine, but it’s also a beautiful addition to plant collections for its interactive nature and compact size. It thrives in warm, humid conditions with soft, indirect light, and prefers consistently moist (but not soggy) soil. A quiet, responsive plant that brings a bit of natural curiosity indoors.
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