Botanical name: Mimosa borealis
Common names: Fragrant Mimosa, Pink Mimosa
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Origin: Mexico
Fragrant Mimosa is a deciduous, small shrub, 3 by 3 feet, with somewhat zigzag, rigid branches with small, delicate pinnately compound leaves. The soft pink puffballs are a contrast to the sneaky, strongly recurved thorns up and down the branches.
An excellent plant for a xeriscape garden, Fragrant Mimosa can be planted in a garden with a desert theme, in rocky, sunny areas or as a backdrop. It will also tolerate partial shade. It makes a great background shrub.
Similar plants: Mimosa borealis (Fragrant Mimosa)
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- Leucaena leucocephala (Wild Tamarind)
- Lysiloma latisiliquum (Bahamas Lysiloma)
- Mimosa albida (Mimosa)
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Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/mimosa_borealis.htm