Fragrant Mimosa
Mimosa borealis
Fragrant mimosa is a thorny, rounded shrub that perfumes the air with fluffy pink flower balls in spring, a drought-hardy nitrogen-fixer for rocky slopes.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CO, KS, NM, OK, TX