fragrant mimosa

 

medium shrub presenting cat-clawed stems with tiny bipinnate leaves + producing fragrant, audacious pink to whitish globose blooms in spring + summer

 

all plantssunny perennials + shrubs

\\ fragrant mimosa (MIBO2)

\\ fragrant mimosa (MIBO2)

\\ fragrant mimosa (MIBO2)

plant details

fragrant mimosa

identification

latin name: Mimosa borealis

usda code: MIBO2

alternative name(s): Pink Mimosa

classification

ecotopes class: sunny perennials + shrubs

ecological condition(s): sunny edgedesert bajada

size range: medium – 3-8 ft

habit: shrub

leaf retention: deciduous

light requirement: full sun – part-sun

color signature: pink ball shaped flowers

native range