Shhhhhhhhhh, his Highness is sleeping

Category: Royal Poinciana | Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:26 am

Last night I thought Prince Poin was getting a little dry around the feet and that is why he had closed up his leaves and curled up. It was a little limp to the touch. So I placed him back in his container. And this morning he was doing fine.

Well, it would seem, he was sleeping as he is doing now. He closes his leaves, curls them under and goes to nite-nite.

Here he is just now. He looked just this way last night....just larger! LOL This would explain how he can grow so fast!!! Cuz he sleeps at night!

All curled under..

even the new leaf was tired....

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glendann wrote on Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:20 am:

I bet thats the plant my mom had in the front yard when I was 6 years old we called her sleepy plant .Her would close up when you touched also does this one ?

eileen wrote on Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:27 am:

Just tip toeing in to check on our royal boy!!! Can I be nosey? What's that in the other plant pot - I can see a shoot!!

Pinkiered wrote on Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:29 pm:

No glendann, this one doesnt close when you touch it. I have my fingers on it all the time. It only seems to close up when its night.

And Eileen, its on my Birds of Paradise that I grew from a seed. They arent growing very well. I wouldnt be at all surprised if I lost all three.