Is there really such a thing as plants that move?

Yes. Here are three of them.

Desmodium gyrans – Telegraph Plant – Moves with sunshine or warm touch.

Mimosa pudica – Sensitive Plant – Moves when touched or in response to heat and light.

Dionaea muscipula – Venus Fly Trap – Moves when it’s trap snaps shut.

The only other plant I know of that moves are sundews and I already have one named Sarah The Sundew.

To get this project started I bought a planters pride 10 peat pellet mini greenhouse seed starter.

The Plan is to plant:

3 Desmodium gyrans – Telegraph Plant seeds

3 Mimosa pudica – Sensitive Plant seeds

4 Dionaea muscipula – Venus Fly Trap seeds

Desmodium gyrans seeds require 12 hours of soaking in warm water.

Mimosa pudica seeds need soaking in hot water for 1/2 hour.

So I am going to start soaking the Desmodium gyrans seeds now.

Into the water they go.

I covered up the mini greenhouse and put an incandescent light bulb on it to keep it warm.

I will get them planted tomorrow.