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Anyone know their Acacias?
In a corner of the Memorial Gardens of Penlee House in Penzance is an
unusual acacia (mimosa), the size of a small tree, that is still carrying some flower. These are unlike any of the acacias described in e.g. the RHS A-Z Encyclo or Phillip and Rix's 'Conservatory and Indoor Plants'. They are primrose yellow, and rather than being the usual fluffy little pom-poms, are quite elongated, giving the whole raceme the appearance more of a bottle-brush than an acacia. The leaves are bipinnate, typical of many acacias, and the seed pods are 10 - 15 cm long. Seeds are black, oval, between 4 and 8 mm long, say 10 - 12 to a pod, well spaced and plentiful. Needless to say I gathered quite a few. Can anyone identify which acacia this might be? -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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