NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Albizia julibrissin

Scientific Name:	Albizia julibrissin
Genus:	Albizia
Species Epithet:	julibrissin
Common Name:	Mimosa, Silk Tree
Plant Type	Tree
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Fabaceae (Legume Family)
Native/Alien:	Not Native to US
Invasive Status:	Rank 1 - Severe Threat^(*Key)
Size:	36-72 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Pink
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	July, August
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Not Assigned
Landscape Value:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	^(*Key)
Global Rank:	GNR: Unknown ^(*Key)
State Status:	^(*Key)
Full Grown Tree in Bloom
Leaves and Buds
Mimosa Flower
Feathery twice-compound leaves, with 6 to 16 main leaflets and numerous tiny (<1/2" long) subleaflets, which are pointed at the tips. Powder-puff, pink flower clusters. Long Creek Park, Forsyth Co. NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record Duke Trees