wiggidystoic: the plants name is called “makahiya” and hiya in tagalog means “shy”. whenever you touch the plants leaves, they immediately fold up together looking as if its really shy hence the name. DUDE. I’ve been looking for this plant forever! When I was little, I found a bunch of these in Cuba and I thought they were magic. I’ve never seen them again. To this day, I go around touching plants that look similar, hoping to find the right one. Only, in Cuba they’re called “dormilones” which I guess in English would be “sleepy head.”  Siiiigh. Memories. Oh, shit, I was about to reblog this same photo from someone else. Guess I don’t have to identify them anymore then. I used to play with these when I was a kid, and just sit in fields, stroking them. Back in The Philippines, we had fields of them next to my house, and I’d spend all day making sure I poked all of them. Haven’t seen these in years, but hearing the word makahiya just takes me back to days of wearing a sando and chinelas around the house, swatting flies away eating fish.  Womp. Anyone know the English name, so people will actually know what I’m talking about when I mention them?

wiggidystoic:

the plants name is called “makahiya” and hiya in tagalog means “shy”.

whenever you touch the plants leaves, they immediately fold up together looking as if its really shy hence the name.

DUDE. I’ve been looking for this plant forever!

When I was little, I found a bunch of these in Cuba and I thought they were magic. I’ve never seen them again. To this day, I go around touching plants that look similar, hoping to find the right one.

Only, in Cuba they’re called “dormilones” which I guess in English would be “sleepy head.” 

Siiiigh. Memories.

Oh, shit, I was about to reblog this same photo from someone else. Guess I don’t have to identify them anymore then.

I used to play with these when I was a kid, and just sit in fields, stroking them. Back in The Philippines, we had fields of them next to my house, and I’d spend all day making sure I poked all of them. 

Haven’t seen these in years, but hearing the word makahiya just takes me back to days of wearing a sando and chinelas around the house, swatting flies away eating fish. 

Womp. Anyone know the English name, so people will actually know what I’m talking about when I mention them?

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