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Texas Mimosa

Mimosa texana

Texas mimosa (catclaw mimosa) is a dense, thorny brushland shrub with fragrant cream-pink puffballs, important nesting cover and a nitrogen-fixer for south Texas thornscrub.

Family
Fabaceae
Type
shrub
Lifespan
perennial
Height
4–10 ft
Spacing
5–10 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
March, April, May
Bloom colors
white, pink
Wildlife value
pollinators, butterflies, larval host
Landscape uses
specimen, hedge or screen
Native states
TX