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I began observing this species in 1960ish, in Nashville Tennessee, where I grew up. The past 60 years I have examined many and grown a f...Read More
Had a mimosa tree in the backyard for 37 years. Was told that mimosas usually don't live that long. This tree survived 2 tornados and...Read More
It's so interesting to see all of the comments about the "Silk" tree. We have always called them mimosas, and they grow rampantly in area...Read More
This is Mimosa #2 . Mimosa #1 would have been rated a solid negative. #1 was planted in a rather heavy, tight soil and just wouldn't ta...Read More
Beautiful tree, reported hardy even to zone 6 in the United States, but not zone 6 in north-central Europe probably because of cooler sum...Read More
We have had our tree for over 30 yrs surprisingly here in Ohio. Although we no longer find any starts from the seeds and the seeds are VE...Read More
In the southeastern US, vascular wilt disease (fusarium) is becoming an increasingly common problem, which can kill this tree to the grou...Read More
I live in Mobile, AL and yes, this tree goes crazy in my yard, as do Camelias, Magnolias and Azaleas. I dont hear folks complaining about...Read More
Beautiful tree but ugly messy. Our association landscaper planted this tree right by our patio. Now the patio is covered with pink fuzz...Read More
I would never be without this tree. When I lived in an apartment I grew one as a bonsai. Now I have a huge one in my yard and it is a c...Read More
I purchased a Mimosa tree this past spring and it has performed well so far this summer. It's only about 2 feet tall, so I can't wait to ...Read More
I just reported this tree growning in Comstock MI. It is right along the Norfolk Southern tracks along M-96. I almost wrecked my car wh...Read More
silk tress is an asset of natural beauty. some person like it very much and some person less. "Silk Tree" also beautiful name. it is no...Read More
I live in middle Alabama and I can attest to this plant's rampent spread (I have about 20 small ones in my yard I didn't even plant)! BUT...Read More
Great information however I had an easy time crowing the silk tree in my back yard in Southern California. It seems like the climate is p...Read More
People aren't kidding about seedlings. It's easy to mow over them if all you have is a lawn but when it comes to beds, that's another iss...Read More
I love this tree, and it makes me sad how it gets criticized. This is the most beautiful, fragrant tree in the world, and it makes me hap...Read More
I have met a number of people who don't like the mimosa, but I continue to love it, to the extent that I got some seedlings a few years a...Read More
What I am seeking is some information on what might be eating our mimosas! We live in NW Arizona, about 3,000 ft. elevation, and have thr...Read More
When I moved to my present home in Tennessee, I inherited a large mimosa. I thought it pretty and fragrant, yes, but.... seedlings, seed...Read More
Great tree for Las Vegas, our lovely desert and lack of rain keeps this tree in check. It can take our full sun. Its kind of ironic that ...Read More
I have NOT and Will Not grow this tree. In Florida the Mimosa is a very invasive tree. Yes, i think it's very pretty, but conserving ou...Read More
I love the mimosa tree. We used to have them on a small peninsula where I live, and after years, they disappeared. I'm curious to know ...Read More
This was the first time that I ever knew that it was called a "silk tree". In Oklahoma, I recall that we had a mature mimosa tree growing...Read More
Introduced by French botanist André Michaux in the late 18th century in his formal garden in Charleston, SC, this tree is considered hi...Read More
Yes, they are beautiful & fragrant, but... It really isn't of value as "food" as some comments suggest. I take it that most of the posi...Read More
I have three that a good friend gave me. Beautiful and no bothersome seedlings.
I spent many hours up in the branches of a Mimosa tree in my front yard when I was a child. This is a beautiful and exotic tree and I fi...Read More
My neighbor planted this beautiful tree in 1972, had it dug up several years later and I STILL find seedlings once in a while. It is hor...Read More
This tree does grow in the Sierra foothills. Best to plant it so you can see the blooms from up above. Have not had a problem with sucker...Read More
I live here in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. And the trees do fairly well here. A sudden heavy wet snow fall killed one last winter. I...Read More
Somewhere I have read that the epithet julibrissin is a corruption of the Persian Gul-i Abrisham, where Gul-i means flower and Abrisham, silk.
When we moved into our house 25 years ago there was a small mimosa in the yard. It was early July, and the tree was gorgeous, filling our...Read More
This tree was always a favorite when I was growing up in New Jersey and it was easily one of the most visible trees in our area and along...Read More
I marked my comment as neutral as I can see the pros and cons of this tree.
This is really the one plant I can remember from ear...Read More
Silk trees are the ultimate option to give beauty and charm to your office or home setting. The prime advantage of silk trees is they don...Read More
first lightning hit it so it grew double trunks, then ants ate it causing one half to fall on my house I .had it removed and stump grinde...Read More
I recently moved to San Antonio Texas and wanted one of these trees since I had several in Houston. I had a lot of trouble finding one b...Read More
Soon after buying her first home in Wolcott, CT, in 1965, my mother received a small Mimosa tree from a relative. In consideration of our...Read More
i grew up with a mimosa in my dads front yard in butlerville indiana and yes there were baby trees but as long as you mowed they werent ...Read More
As a desert tree you can't ask for much more. Due to lack of moisture and nutrition in the ground the Mimosa stays where you put it. Bu...Read More
I love the flowers even though it is a messy tree. It does not spread much here in Scotts Valley Ca as it is too dry, but it is invasive...Read More
We discovered quite by accident how to keep the mimosa flowers from making a mess. After buying a peacock and peahen, we were surprised t...Read More
When I lived in Dunnellon, FL, I had this beautiful tree growing next to an out building in my back yard. It was georgeous, and I loved i...Read More
There is something magical about this tree. I had a treehouse (a platform, really) in one when I was a child and had many spiritual expe...Read More
These beautiful trees have been growing in my home town of Cape May N.J for as long as I can remember. There is one near my mother's hou...Read More
This is considered an invasive plant here in Florida, but I actually like this tree. I think it is beautiful, & slow enough in growth to...Read More
I grew up in Oklahoma where my Dad grew mimosas down the side of our long driveway -- I don't recall them being invasive at all, they gre...Read More
I love these trees. I read a lot of comments, both positive and negative, but no one (at least from what I've read) mentions how totally...Read More
Don't do it! I see these trees peeking out of old forest groves every time I drive on my way to town and every year there seems to be mor...Read More
This is a really enjoyable plant. Sure it can be somewhat invasive, but it really isn't that horrid. In our backyard we have a beautiful ...Read More
Can occasionally be pruned and guided into a beautiful tree, but it's really messy and insanely invasive where I live (Sacramento). Do not want.
I moved to Denver from Atlanta (where these trees are everywhere) and was absolutely shocked to find an established mimosa growing near d...Read More
Now, I have not grown this plant, but there are several large specimens around here, and every June, I am amazed by the puffy, yet spikey...Read More
There hardly is anything to say about Silk Tree that hasn't been said before. Here, in Bulgaria, this is a much planted, if exotic-lookin...Read More
I live in an area of the Midwest where the mimosa does not usually thrive. We planted a seedling against a tall fence in our back yard 2...Read More
This is the worst tree thar I have ever dealt with! My Aunt has one next door, and every summer I am pulling out saplings from under my a...Read More
I have read the feedback on these trees and it seems that there is a love it or hate it opinon on them. I have always found them to be be...Read More
I find it so funny how many people are against this tree. Instead of complaining,they COULD be utilizing the tree as long as it is there....Read More
Every time I see one of these "trees" in my neighborhoods I cringe. My experience with the mimosa has been awful, and I could take any on...Read More
I had never seen a Mimosa until I moved to the Georgia. At first I loved them with all of their Beautiful flowers, they seemed to glow. N...Read More
it all sounds like hyperbole 'til you've had to deal with mimosas:
"A POX, A SCOURGE..."
my neighbor's 35ft tree p...Read More
This is an invasive, destructive, invasive pest of a plant. It is a noxious weed masquerading as a tree. It destroys habitat, native pl...Read More
As a young child... I loved this tree. The "pink fuzz" was so pretty. I also loved touching the leaves and watching them "fold" away.
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I love my mimosa. Grows best in full sun. I never tend to it.
(TEXAS) It gives perfect shade for my front yard which is only about...Read More
This plant grows in my area (Midwest) and I also remember it growing in Hawaii, where I lived for ten years. I was on the board of direc...Read More
I used to live in New York (Bronx) we lived in a story house and we had this tree in our yard and it was a pleasure to look out my windo...Read More
I planted seeds from my mimosa tree that I had collected from another tree prior to moving. It has been about 2 years & growing well, bu...Read More
This plant may be invasive but it has so much to offer mankind, so it must be preserved. Most planst that are invasive are usually valuab...Read More
I hate this tree. It grows faster than anything, plants itself everywhere and it stinks when you break it. It is hard to pull even when...Read More
I have not found one person here in Tucson that hates this tree. Its simply outstanding! I had mine in a big pot for the first 3 years ...Read More
Invasive? I find the massive Oak trees in the yard of our rental home more invasive than the pretty Mimosas. The Mimosa is lovely and res...Read More
My mother lives in an older part of Raleigh NC and I take care of her yard. I have planted lots of Azaleahs and Gardenias in her yard, a...Read More
The mimosa was one of the first plants placed in our southern exposure yard over 10 years ago, and it remains a solid favorite for both m...Read More
I live on Vancouver Island and just got this tree as a house warming gift. Hope it does well here and isn't "marginal" or invasive eithe...Read More
I love my Mimosa tree! MY grandmother had 2 when I was little and I loved the smell and flowers. We played under it and climbed it all th...Read More
Read alot of the posts - you either love it or hate it....and yes I can attest to it becoming an invasive plant. In th spring, the dogwo...Read More
The trees are beautiful, fast growing, and give a lot of shade. I grew up with one next to the driveway, here in Florida. The lawn mower ...Read More
this tree is the tree that first sparked my interest in plants and got me growing all these different kinds of plants that i am today
Perhaps if a person wants this plant so badly, they can place it in a large pot and remove the seeds before they spread.
Would wor...Read More
Our neighbor has a mimosa that overhangs the fence. Mounds of pink fuzz all over our parsley and basil and tangled in the pepper plants,...Read More
This is a beautiful tree. It is the most exotic plant here in zone7b. It is very popular. It spreads and has pink and white flowers all summer.
Too invasive. If attracting butterflies is your objective, you would be better off planting a couple of butterfly bushes (buddleia) or so...Read More
This plant has taken over our roadsides and the edges of natural areas. I hate this tree! It also sprouts all over my yard!
Yes they are messy, but I use them as sun shades for my yard. I have 12 evenly spaced but only let them get about 12 feet tall. Makes nic...Read More
I brought home (to Canada) a seed pod of this tree which was growing like a weed in Salt Lake City. I started several plants from the see...Read More
These trees are a total weed in the southeast. Every time I see the flowers, I think of the backache involved in pulling the seedlings. T...Read More
This plant is very invasive. I started a veggie garden and a wildflower garden this summer. I spent the last month pulling up baby mimos...Read More
People, PLEASE STOP planting these things! Yes, they are pretty, but they are also destroying our already threatened southern forrests! T...Read More
Wow! I never new this beautiful tree could spark such bitterness! I can't imagine how such a small thin-leaved tree could be so invasive!...Read More
Although I agree they are pretty, they compete too well with native species on forest edges and can become so dense that they will crowd ...Read More
FYI the very first Albizia julibrissin planted in the US is located at 1320 Weller Way (north of Land Park) in Sacramento, CA . It was b...Read More
Grows well for me in 5b/6a north Central Ohio. It easily endured a horribly warm winter followed by -8F and a blizzard. I know that kee...Read More
I love the tropical look of it in the summer. Exotic flowers cover the tree; it grows fast but not too weedy here.
I grow these in my yard in Kearnesyville, West Virginia.
They grow in all parts of West Virginia; we just love ours and I ...Read More
The mimosa grows wild here in south Mississippi and I truly believe we are blessed because of it. As a girl growing up here, I have so ma...Read More
I have loved these trees for as long as I can remember and when I finally bought my own house, I transplanted one from my folks' place in...Read More
I had never seen/heard of this plant until I lived overseas in Japan. While there I thought it was an interesting tree with unique blooms...Read More
Just wanted to add, my grandmother, who was born in New Orleans in 1901, told me when she was little she and her sisters would make neckl...Read More
Great site you have here! In regards to the Mimosa Tree, I am a Stillwater, Oklahoma native. And I grew up climbing and even building a...Read More
Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Albizia julibrissin is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive plant in Texas.
I was shocked to see Mimosa on a top ten plant list when it should be on the THUG list! Yes, the flowers are interesting, but the seeds ...Read More
Some people love this "tree" while others cant stand it. For me I called this so called tree a weed! To me it serves no purpose. Its VERY...Read More
I grew up in NC where this tree is abundant! It has the most beautiful foliage and blossoms in the early summer. It tolerated some of o...Read More
I wish I could say "EXTREMELY NEGATIVE". Through my experiences with this plant, there's nothing I consider attractive about it. I spent ...Read More
This tree is listed on the USDA Invasive Plants list as an invasive and noxious weed. Here in Alabama it pushes out native trees and shr...Read More
The invasive Mimosa (Albizzia julibrissin) should not be confused with our Texas native Fragrant Mimosa (Mimosa borealis), which is a won...Read More
Garish tree that looks out of place wherever it's planted, IMO. Invades our woodlands in New Jersey and is considered an invasive species.
I live in an apartment in Rock Hill,S.C. and this tree grows on the creek bank behind my apartment.I think it is a wonderful tree.It atra...Read More
In the Piedmont of South Carolina, the Mimosa tree is extremely Invasive! On the college campus where I teach
it is growing all a...Read More
Beautiful specimen tree, not at all invasive here, possibly due to the lack of rainfall, low humidity, and alkali soil of Eastern Washing...Read More
This grows fast. BUT it is what I consider a trash tree, (it just about always has something falling from it). Little trees start just...Read More
Was very interesting to read all the above opinions about this tree. I was not familiar with its invasiveness, but then that is a region...Read More
In my area southeast Arkansas and all the areas around my area, MS, LA, TN, TX, and others, the Mimosa Tree is considered a messy, invasi...Read More
This tree is the most invasive nuisance ever. If there is one within 50 miles, you can bet you're going to have seedlings in your yard. ...Read More
June 21/2006,I have growed these beautiful Mimosa tree's for years. I live in Hamilton, Ohio. It will do what you make it do. Mine are ov...Read More
I live in Lake Forest, CA, and the city planted a few dozen along one of the main roads just a year or two ago and they're thriving, in b...Read More
This tree here in Jasper Alabama is a very unwanted tree..BUT i don't have them in my yard..so on that note it does not bother me!..altho...Read More
I live in Rhode Island and I started 4 silk trees from seed 3 years ago. They are now 3 ft. tall and I wonder when they will be ready to...Read More
I love my Mimosa Tree!!! I live in ga. where they pop up everywhere,As a kid growing up there was one on an empty
lot beside our h...Read More
Hideously invasive yet intoxicatingly beautiful tree. Perhaps this is why this species has become so predominant in our yards as well as ...Read More
I am trying to grow my Mimosa indoors over the winter months but it doesn't seem to get any bigger. if it starts to grow, can it be kept indoors.
I am confused why this plant is in the 'top ten' list... It is highly invasive and should be in the top ten thug list..
Beautiful tree, carefree, kind of has that "old southern" look to it. Has local reputation for its roots getting into pipes, and spreads...Read More
Yes, it's pretty. I'll take people's word that it attracts hummingbirds. It's officially a noxious weed in Florida, too. It's very ha...Read More
I'm a native in southern Missouri and I feel very fortunate that Mimosa's grow wild here. We live in a wooded area and there is nothing ...Read More
ok, so i spent time worrying about how to get rid of this plant (grows invasively) and have discovered wonderful uses for it.
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All I can say is...This is one of the most beautiful Trees I've ever seen.
Although i do love this tree, i hate the mess, I had a large one at my other place and one of the windy days, it blew over and was a mess...Read More
This is a perfect small desert-hardy tree. It's leaves close in adverse weather and can bloom all summer when happy. I met a woman who ...Read More
We have a 6 year old mimosa tree in my brother's yard, one street over from my own. He bought the property with the tree already establi...Read More
My husband's mother planted our old one over 50 years ago and it is still doing well. However I never had any volunteers until about 2 ye...Read More
Thanks folks for good information. I live in Zone 8b near Lake Sam Rayburn in Southeast, Texas. In Spring I enjoy fragrance as I walk ...Read More
Few people in the deep south bother to plant Mimosa for the simple fact that it so often volunteers of its own accord. The tree grows wi...Read More
I grew up in Alabama and my Aunt had 2 of these trees. I remember the humming birds that it attracted. I now live in the Metro Detroit a...Read More
We live a valley in Iowa (zone 5a) and it seems like we aren't as cold as other places here. We have been to Arkansas and South Carolina ...Read More
We planted a baby Mimosa (24" box) last summer. It immediately dropped all of its leaves. We left it in the ground, watered it, and che...Read More
I find that the long blooming beauty of the mimosa tree far out weighs any negatives in clean up. I have three 15 year old 25ft trees t...Read More
I am creating a mimosa grove in my hummingbird garden with trees provided to me by friends. I got about 10 of the trees last year from a...Read More
Mimosas are very invasive and often overrun abandoned fields. However the flowers are attractive and the trees provide a tropical look. T...Read More
I bought my first home in the high desert, Palmdale, California, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles. There are four Mimosa trees in my ...Read More
I have many, many of these planted along the highway and road to my house. They are beautiful!
Last year, me n the new wif...Read More
I love this tree, my parent's have one in their backyard in carmichael california, but now that I live in Rochester Hill's michigan, I ...Read More
I wish this plant wasn't invasive in Florida and was native to the state because I really like the flowers of this tree. I think it looks...Read More
I have three mimosas going one is in to much shade but the other two are gorgeous..... I've never noticed "baby" mimosa's and recently c...Read More
I love the beauty of the this tree. My 30'+ tree is spectacular when it's blooming. The mess afterwards is spectacular as well. The flowe...Read More
This is the most beautiful tree in the world. When I was growing up, everyone wanted one.
It has great qualities, is very...Read More
As best I can remember that is similar in description to a mesquite tree. As I have a mimosa, I can tell you the sprouts are many, b...Read More
I spray my yard twice a year to stop the volunteers from growing. The spray does not allow seeds to germinate! I suggest you try it in ...Read More
OMG!! I hate the mimosa tree... I have one in my backyard when I moved into this house about 6 months ago... man, my whole back yard is c...Read More
I live in Virginia, where the Mimosa tree is found all over. I moved and had to clear land so I needed to plant a mimosa tree.
We had one in our front yard when I was a child. I loved picking the seed pods off & pretending they were vegetables.
The...Read More
I just saw this tree for the 1st time tonight & looked it up on the internet...that's how I came to this site. Just wanted to say that I...Read More
I have a Mimosa tree in my yard, I live in central Pennsylvania, where we get pretty severe winters. I was told they don't do well in our...Read More
The only hummingbird I've ever seen in my almost 50 years was while sitting on the throne on the second floor of our three story city hom...Read More
My next door neighbors have a mature Mimosa (probably 20 feet tall with a 30+ foot spread) just inside their property line. Unfortunately...Read More
I'm sitting here typing and out the windows the hummers are getting their last meal of the day. Our 25 foot tall Mimosa is loaded, both w...Read More
I have to trim mine a lot, branches get heavy and want to bend to ground. Worth all its trouble and mess!!!
I put neutral here because I have become resigned to the fearful mess my tree makes. It was planted in a patio area by people, us, who k...Read More
I can't bear to give this plant a negative rating even though it's weedy and invasive here in West Kentucky. Mature specemins are quite l...Read More
Here in Arkansas this plant is a pest. But I give it a positive. Just keep one or two in a place where you want them, and they're proba...Read More
I have one of these silk trees outside the kitchen window and it has grown to a large 8.5m. The tree has been attacked by borers and is r...Read More
I love this tree. To me it is so elegant and whispy just really a pretty tree to have around. I especially like the fact that you can pla...Read More
Mimosas or "silk tree" (never heard that one) are very common here in South Georgia. I love my mimosa which is planted next to my drivew...Read More
I live in southeastern Massachusetts where I bought my first house 10 years ago. Guess what the very first tree I planted was? Albizi...Read More 'Rosea', of course--it is my absolute favorite tree. I have 7 now and it will be interesting to see how they fared after this year's brutally cold winter. I find these trees exotically beautiful, easy as pie to grow and even easier to propagate.
I find that the best place to showcase the splendor and grace of this beauty is to plant in an open sunny location in average soil where they can be allowed to grow outward in all directions. Then you get that fantastic umbrella shape. I wait til spring to clean up fallen debris, by then the tiny leaves have composted into soil and just the little twigs are left to rake.Plant cannas, castor beans, and mallows in the same garden and you'll get a tropical getaway in your own back yard!
My folks and I live in Riverside, CA.
About 30 years ago, my folks bought a place with a couple mimosa trees in the front ...Read More
A weedy non-native. There's one across the street from our private road. Thus we have to make regular maintenance runs to get rid of th...Read More
Just another non-native species that does not belong here. I spend a lot of time every year digging then up by the hundreds. They are nasty.
This is one of the most beautiful trees ever. It's a fast grower here in the south west. I just love it. I look at it all the time when o...Read More
I have one in Paris, IL and there are many more in this area. I purchased mine on Ebay from a grower in SC and have had great results th...Read More
Despite it's invasiveness--this exotic tree grows all along the highways in Northcentral Florida--I have super fond memories of this tree...Read More
Another pesky, yet very beautiful noxious weed that we grow so well here in south Georgia..I'm guilty!..I have several that I have left a...Read More
My Mimosa is a door yard feature. It was planted on the south side of the house against a heated foundation wall or it would not survive ...Read More
I have two 8 year old Mimosa trees in my front yard and I love them. I have also had people admire the trees and ask for seedlings. I l...Read More
The mimosa grows wild all over Alabama. It can been seen routinely on highway right-a-ways. I planted seedlings in my backyard 12 years...Read More
I just went to Branson and this tree was all over Missouri. The farthest north I noticed it was just on the west side of St. Louis along...Read More
All of the color cultivars of Albizia grow in this area, and reseed freely, many appearing alongside highways - easily seen when in bloom...Read More
My parents have some of these trees. They are nearly impossible to kill and grow like crazy. On the bright side, we cut one of them bac...Read More
We have always admired the mimosa during our trips to the coast, but short of digging up a seedling, we have had no luck in finding a nur...Read More
As the centerpiece of my front yard, I often have people double-park in the street to comment on my BEAUTIFUL silk tree. My tree was plan...Read More
Ahhhh...Mimosas! Just the sight of one, or the delicious fragrance, takes me back immediately to the late 40's and the 50's, when EVERYO...Read More
Also known as Silk Tree, Mimosa is fast growing, deciduous, but short lived (10 - 20 years) and the ferny compound leaves are huge (12 to...Read More
The Mimosa is very susceptible to a vascular wilt disease. I've read that the cultivar 'Charlotte' is resistant, although I haven't been ...Read More
My Mimosa tree grew very tall and was beautiful. It bloomed beautifully for several years. This year my tree turned green and died. The g...Read More
My grandmother always had a Mimosa in her back yard in Louisville KY. She never had any trouble with the 40ft tree. Occasionally there wo...Read More
They are messy, dropping flowers and dried pods for months, but they are attractive in bloom and form and the flowers smell good.
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In Alabama the mimosa is considered an invasive alien and a pest!
Linda in Alabama
I love this "Dr. Seuss" like tree! The things grow wild all over Georgia and I love driving in the summer trying to spot them along the ...Read More
I transplanted a volunteer seedling about 12 years ago at my home in Missouri. We are zone 5 where mimosa can suffer and die back, but mi...Read More
I obtained a silk tree from a nursery. The tree had been trained to have a long trunk (about 5 feet) with branches at the top. This sprin...Read More
This is the most wonderful tree in my garden. I got three little seedlings in '92 and planted them together. I seem to be the only person...Read More
I love this tree. Here in the mountains of North Carolina (U.S.), it blooms for such a long time, 6 weeks to 2 months. Yes the hummingbir...Read More
Butterflies simply LOVE these blooms! When mine bloom, you can see butterflies all over the blooms ~ quite a sight for "flying flower" f...Read More
One of the weediest plants I know of. Seedlings come up by the millions. Rumored to live only 15 years but one of mine is over 20 with ...Read More
Often called "Mimosa", but don't mistake it for Acacia, which shares the same common name and family, but has white or yellow flowers. <...Read More