Sunshine Mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa)
Blooms best in full to part sun.
Low water needs once established.
Size: 0.5 ft tall x 50 ft wide
Bloom Time: Year around
This fluffy native ground cover is a great alternative to grass in a residential garden. It’s an evergreen ground cover that forms a lush green carpet with whimsical purple blooms, almost reminiscent of Dr Seuss’s famous truffulo tree! It is also known as a sensitive plant because when the leaves are touched, they close up. Give this plant a few months of daily watering to get it established, but once established, it requires no additional irrigation. Will establish itself with a very long taproot, so be selective about planting site. This is a host plant for the little sulfur butterfly.
https://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/mimosa-strigillosa
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2162
Low water needs once established.
Size: 0.5 ft tall x 50 ft wide
Bloom Time: Year around
This fluffy native ground cover is a great alternative to grass in a residential garden. It’s an evergreen ground cover that forms a lush green carpet with whimsical purple blooms, almost reminiscent of Dr Seuss’s famous truffulo tree! It is also known as a sensitive plant because when the leaves are touched, they close up. Give this plant a few months of daily watering to get it established, but once established, it requires no additional irrigation. Will establish itself with a very long taproot, so be selective about planting site. This is a host plant for the little sulfur butterfly.
https://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/mimosa-strigillosa
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2162
