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Fragrant Mimosa

Mimosa borealis

Other common name(s):

Pink Mimosa

Family:

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Central Great Plains, Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau, High Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Southwestern Tablelands
Broken Red Plains, Limestone Plains, Red Prairie
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands, Low Mountains and Bajadas, Stockton Plateau
Carbonate Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie, Limestone Cut Plain, Western Cross Timbers
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift, Semiarid Edwards Plateau
Llano Estacado, Shinnery Sands
Semiarid Edwards Bajada
Canadian/Cimarron Breaks, Caprock Canyons Badlands Breaks, Flat Tablelands and Valleys, Semiarid Canadian Breaks

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

2
to
6
ft.

Spread

6
to
12
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Limestone, Caliche, Dry

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Grassland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Pink

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Flowers

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Bees

Maintenance

Needs good drainage. Very low maintenance. Does well in caliche soil. Very prickly shrub: Selectively prune to keep away from walkways. Best to plant where no pruning is required. Shrub is drought-tolerant, once established, needing water only under extreme drought conditions.

Comments

Blooms March-July. Thorny shrub covered with very fragrant, pink puffballs in the spring. Deer may browse.

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 252. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MIBO2. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=11460&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=26783#null, 6) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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