Sow swollen seeds immediately in seeding mix, covering with two to three times their thickness. Do not over water or allow to dry out and provide good drainage and bright light. It should germinate within a few days with pretreatment. Pictures by St. Wendel 2000 7. First described from Brazil, now a pan-tropical weed.
Cochineals are insects inside a cotonneuse mass.
One gets rid of them by progressively removing them using a cotton stem soaked with alcohol. If the insects are too numerous, it is to better sacrifice the plant and not to re-use the ground nor the pot. Picture by Nomura Masato 11. A very popular ornamental due to its ability to close the leaves upon being touched. There hasn't been any information on this species so far, but many other Mimosa species, such as Mimosa tenuiflora and Mimosa scabrella are known to contain tryptamines in the roots.