Fragrant Mimosa – Mimosa borealis

Mimosa borealis is a deciduous, perennial shrub in the family Fabaceae, or legume group. The plant is a North American native which ranges north into New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado and south to Mexico, at an elevation of 1200 to 4600 feet. The shrub is commonly found in the brushy and gravelly limestone areas. Because of its variability it has at times been called Mimosa texana and Mimosa borealis var. texana.
Fragrant mimosa produces long, slender, intricately-branched stems of this 2-6 ft. deciduous shrub are curving or straight, with small thorns scattered along the branches. Branches have a zig zag appearance when leaves have fallen. The rounded 3 foot by 3 foot shrub bears fragrant, showy, pink globe flowers with yellow anthers. Each pinnate Pink Mimosa leaf is composed of a stem, which may branch 3 or 4 times, with as many as 6 pairs of tiny leaflets on each branched stem. The fragrant, pink flowers occur in soft, dense ball-shaped clusters about 1/2 in. in diameter. The seed pods turn brown when ripe and open with a twisting motion to release the seeds.
Fragrant mimosa favors sun to part shade locations in dry, well drained soil.

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