"George W. Frost" wrote
Anyone have a clue as to what this is called,
I took it to a nursery and they claimed it was an Ardisia, but not so,
Anyone knowledgeable enough to tell me


The N. Americans call it Mimosa others (most of the rest of the world) call
it the Silk Tree and use the name Mimosa for Acacia dealbata. A good example
of why Latin names are so important.

Correctly it's Albizia julibrissin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia_julibrissin

There are red flowered varieties and dark red leaved varieties too although
I've not seen a flowering sized one of the latter.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK

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