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Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Mimosa Pigra syn.Mimosa pellita

 

Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated **

:**Very invasive - forms dense, thorny, impenetrable thickets, particularly in wet areas, and once established is very difficult to eradicate**. Mimosa pigra is an upright prickly shrub or small tree.The leaves are sensitive and they fold together when touched, and at night.The flowers in Summer are pale pink or mauve and cream in colour in fluffy, globular clusters (10-20 mm across).

 
plant Features
  • Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated **

Latin name

Mimosa Pigra syn.Mimosa pellita

type

Tree

family

Fabaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Giant Sensitive Tree ** Invasive- should not be cultivated ** is 4.00meters x 5.00meters 4.00 M 5.00 M

Mimosa Pigra syn.Mimosa pellita

:**Very invasive - forms dense, thorny, impenetrable thickets, particularly in wet areas, and once established is very difficult to eradicate**. Mimosa pigra is an upright prickly shrub or small tree.The leaves are sensitive and they fold together when touched, and at night.The flowers in Summer are pale pink or mauve and cream in colour in fluffy, globular clusters (10-20 mm across).


Flowering

From Mid Winter TO Mid Summer

Acacia can flower as early as mid Winter in mild weather, and go on flowering until mid Spring

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny, sheltered, position, in acid soils that are free draining.

 

Propagating by cuttings

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.

 
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