The love-filled mimosa tells you secrets you can't tell

Mimosa is an interesting ornamental plant, once touched, the leaves of mimosa will close one after another, just like a lady in an embroidered pavilion. Because of this characteristic, it is loved by the majority of flower lovers. Next, let's take a look at the mimosa.

I. introduction of mimosa

Mimosa is a perennial herb or subshrub of Leguminosae, which is named mimosa because its leaves respond to heat and light and close immediately when touched by external forces. Native to tropical South America, it likes to be warm and humid, and is not strict with the soil. The flower is pink, shaped like a fluffy ball, delightful. Pods bear fruit after flowering, and the fruit is flat and round. The leaves are feathery and compound leaves are alternate and arranged in palms. The flowers, leaves and pods of mimosa have better ornamental effect, and are easy to survive, so they are suitable for balcony and indoor potted flowers, and can also be planted in the courtyard. Mimosa is different from other plants. When touched by the outside world, the petiole is drooping and the small leaves are closed. This action is understood as "shy", so it is called mimosa, mimosa, and ugly grass. Flowering about after the height of summer, heads oblong, 2-3 in leaf axils. Flowers reddish, calyx campanulate, with 8 tiny calyx teeth, petals quadrifid, stamens 4, ovary glabrous. The pod is flat, 1.2-2 cm long and 0.4 cm wide, with bristles on the margin, 3-4 pod nodes, 1 seed per pod node and shedding at internodes at maturity. The florescence is September. Mimosa has strong adaptability, likes warm and humid, grows well in moist and fertile soil, does not have strict requirements for soil, is not cold-resistant, likes light, but can tolerate semi-shade, so it is now doing more ornamental plant cultivation in the family. Generally born in hillside jungles and roadside tidal wetlands.

Second, the function and use of mimosa

1. Decorative application

Mimosa plants are scattered, the feather leaves are slender and beautiful, and their leaves are closed as soon as they touch, giving people the impression of being weak and elegant. The ground is scattered in the corner of the courtyard. Potted plants can be placed on the window table.

two。 Ornamental value

Mimosa plant shape scattered, feather leaves slender and beautiful, its leaves are closed at a touch; mimosa flowers are many and beautiful, charming, giving people the impression of weak and elegant. It can be planted in the corner of the courtyard or potted in the window. When giving flowers, gently cover the potted plants with pink tulle and tie them with pink ribbons and knots. It would be more interesting if you could adorn it with pink mohair balls.

3. Forecast the weather

Mimosa is a wonderful plant that can predict changes in the weather. If you touch it with your hand, its leaves close quickly and open slowly, indicating that the weather will clear up; if you touch mimosa, its leaves contract slowly, droop slowly, or even reopen a little bit, this means that the weather will change from sunny to overcast or it is going to rain. The reason why the opening and closing speed of mimosa leaves can foretell the weather is mainly due to the fact that in the neck of mimosa leaves, there is a small drum-shaped parenchyma tissue-leaf mattress, which is filled with water. When you touch the mimosa leaf with your hand, as soon as the leaf vibrates, the water in the lower cells of the leaf mattress immediately flows upward to both sides, so that the lower part of the leaf mattress shrivels down, while the upper part bulges up, the petiole droops and the leaf closes. Therefore, the closure and opening of leaves are caused by the swelling and pressure of leaf mattresses. The expansion and pressure of the leaf mattress is closely related to the humidity in the air. When the air humidity is very small, the expansion and pressure effect of the leaf mattress is obvious, and the closing and opening speed of the leaf is fast; when the air humidity is very high, the opening and closing speed of the leaf is slow. Therefore, the speed of opening and closing of mimosa leaves indirectly reflects the humidity in the air and can be used as a reference for weather forecast.

4. Earthquake prediction

According to Turkish seismologist Erjiang, a few hours before a strong earthquake, the leaves of mimosa, which are sensitive to the outside world, suddenly shrink and then wither. In earthquake-prone Japan, scientists have found that under normal circumstances, mimosa leaves open during the day and close at night. If the leaves of mimosa close during the day and open at night, it is a sign of an earthquake. For example, at 7: 00 a.m. on January 11, 1938, the mimosa began to open, but at 10:00, all the leaves suddenly closed, and sure enough, a strong earthquake occurred on the 13th. Members of the earthquake Club of Japan in 1976 observed the abnormal closure of mimosa leaves many times, resulting in an earthquake. This is a real event! In addition, mimosa can also predict disastrous weather changes, which will produce unconventional growth activities to sudden anti-seasonal temperature difference, geomagnetism, geoelectricity and other changes. We can put some potted mimosa plants in the room to observe the prediction and prevention of natural disasters.

The above is the relevant knowledge of mimosa, I hope I can help you.

Sure enough, a strong earthquake occurred on the 13th. Members of the earthquake Club of Japan in 1976 observed the abnormal closure of mimosa leaves many times, resulting in an earthquake. This is a real event! In addition, mimosa can also predict disastrous weather changes, which will produce unconventional growth activities to sudden anti-seasonal temperature difference, geomagnetism, geoelectricity and other changes. We can put some potted mimosa plants in the room to observe the prediction and prevention of natural disasters.

The above is the relevant knowledge of mimosa, I hope I can help you.