Mimosa dysocarpa (Velvet Pod Mimosa)
Mimosa dysocarpa (Velvet Pod Mimosa) flower spikes emerging on thin branches alongside small green leaves
Botanical name: Mimosa dysocarpa
Common names: Velvet Pod Mimosa, Gatuno, Velvetpod Catclaw
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Origin: Mexico
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Large bush
Mature height: 5-10 ft
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor; semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate
Flower color: Pink
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Foliage: Deciduous
Thorns: Thorny or spiny
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirdsNumerous short, widely divergent, irregular but densely prickly branches bear pubescent (downy) bipinnate leaves and extremely showy, fragrant, pinkish-purple cylindrical flower spikes.
This plant is extremely drought tolerant and can take reflected heat.
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