Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
Ground-hugging legume with ferny, touch-sensitive leaves and pink powderpuff blooms all season. A tough, mowable lawn alternative that fixes its own nitrogen.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.2–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, TX