@UpbeatEndive Victoria, British Columbia

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Little Tree Plant

5.0 out of 5 (2 experiences)

Fast grower

Easy to propagate

Also known as

Sensitive Plant

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Biophytum sensitivum

Genus

Biophytum

Family

Oxalidaceae

Order

Oxalidales

How to care for Little Tree Plant

💦 Water

How often to water your Little Tree Plant

Little Tree Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
7

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☀️ Light

Finding light for Little Tree Plant in your home

Little Tree Plant may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

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🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Little Tree Plant

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Little Tree Plant: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Little Tree Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

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Care Summary for Little Tree Plant

Little Tree Plant

Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 7 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say

Fast grower 2

Easy to propagate 1

Blooms easily 1

@@foliagegirl

167 Plants

30,539 XP

Geelong, Victoria

08/01/2021

This uncommon plant is one of my favourites. It loves humidity and to remain in a constantly moist medium. The leaves fold down when touched and they also fold their branches after the sun goes down as if it's going to sleep. After each flower blooms, it produces many tiny seeds, which you can collect before the plant *flings* them everywhere. Gotta be gentle doing it, otherwise they pop out like popcorn as you do it, but if you lose a few, it's ok because they produce heaps!

To germinate the seeds, keep them in a warm, moist environment and after a few weeks, you will see them sprout!

Something to keep in mind is this is an annual plant and it will spontaneously die at some point, so don't stress if this suddenly seems to happen. It's lucky the seeds are easy to germinate for this reason!

Another thing to keep in mind is this is *not* the mimosa pudica, which also has leaves that respond to touch and is a more invasive weed than the biophytum sensitivum.

Easy to propagate

Fast grower

Blooms easily

Little Tree Plant plant photo by @foliagegirl named Pietro and Wanda on Greg, the plant care app.

@@Simonestroud

35 Plants

849 XP

05/28/2021

This plant looks like a mini palm tree. She is a sensitive little thing and will fold her leaves down when you touch her. She is a humidity lover but is considered a weed in her natural habitat so not as hard to grow as you might think.

Fast grower