Pink Persian Silk
by D Hackett
Title
Pink Persian Silk
Artist
D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Pink Persian Silk by D Hackett
A beautiful Mimosa blossom from a tree on my property here in rural Florida.
The mimosa tree, sometimes called the Persian silk tree, is a legume and can help enrich the soil where it grows. The Persian name means “night sleeper,” and in Japan it is known as the sleeping tree. That is because the bipinnate leaves fold up at night and during rainstorms.
Bipinnate simply means that instead of one undivided leaf, the leaves are separated like those of a fern or a palm frond. The flowers are anywhere from pale to deep pink and form in clusters that look like fine silk threads. They form long pods 5-7 inches long that enclose the seeds.
The technical name, Albizia julibrissin, is native to eastern and southwestern Asia, but does well in most climates here in the states. It is a fast growing ornamental tree that can reach up to 30 feet or slightly more in height.
Hummingbirds, butterflies, deer, birds and bees, all love mimosa trees
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May 24th, 2017
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