At 05:46 PM 8/17/03 -0400, kevabar wrote:
Hello all! I am new to this quirky hobby and have been
researching over the
summer. I have been lurking about his list for a little while
and I have a
few simple questions. I purchased an inexpensive plant by the
genus name of
Mimosa. The tag actually said "Mimocha". Any ideas? I have
searched the
internet, and other than a few cocktail recipes, I have come
up empty
handed. Ok, maybe it isn't a quirky hobby, but... Now, if I
could combine my
interests in the bonsai arts with sea kayaking, that would be
quirky! =)

Kev

Chances are it is not a Mimosa at all, but rather Albizia
(Albizzia, alt.
spelling) julibrissin. It is commonly called Mimosa, but is
also known as
Silk Tree. It is NOT Mimosa, the Sensitive Plant. It has
feathery compound
leaves and pink powderpuff type flowers. Try searching under
Albizia and
see if this is what you have.

And since several of the Acacia sp. also are called mimosa (and
they're in the same family), go he
http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/acacia.html. There may be an
"Albezia" listing there, too. But since they're all so similar
in environment, growth habits, and bonsai requirements, maybe
not.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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