January 4, 2020

Location: Private residence, Blountston

This is Sunshine Mimosa
It can be spread through cuttings or seeds
It is host plant to the Little Sulphur butterfly
And it's pollinated by bees.

Look closely at the Google map screen shot. Our amazing friends Karen and Travis build a labyrinth in their back yard, you can see it on the right hand side of the screen shot. This Sunshine Mimosa was right smack in the center of the Labyrinth. Too cool for words. 

Sources: Florida Native Plant Society - Mimosa strigillosa

Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

May 7, 2018

Location: Cocoa Beach, Lori Wilson Park

This is a Mimosa strigillosa
Also known as a Powderpuff,
If you touch its leaves they will curl,
It's a sensitive plant, but fairly tough.

Sources: UF|IFAS Gardening Solutions - Powderpuff Mimosa

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson