Sunshine Mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa)
I bloom best in full to part sun.
Low water needs once established.
Size: 0.5 ft tall x 50 ft wide
Bloom Time: Year around
Price: $2.99 (4"); $5.99 (1 gal)
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 Dr. Seuss-like blooms. 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 not additional irrigation. 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
Price: $2.99 (4"); $5.99 (1 gal)
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 Dr. Seuss-like blooms. 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 not additional irrigation. 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
