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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:06:50 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 17/8/04 23:19, in article , "Phil L" wrote: At least I think it's a mimosa tree, long 'fronds' on each branch, holding many small leaves which curl up at night, the tree itself had pinkish blooms on it and had long pods with a few seeds in each, one of which ended up in my suitcase (in Turkey)...would there be any possibility of having it as a houseplant?....there's a picture here of one: http://www.gardenerscorner.com/Mimosa.html That's an Albizia julibrissin (IIRC) not a mimosa (Acacia) They're half hardy but can be grown in warmer parts of the south west of England, the Channel Isles and the Scillies. How it would do as a house plant, I have no idea. I rather doubt it would flourish though. As it cost you nothing, it's certainly worth a try! Two zeds or one? Albizzia or Albizia? I think two but may be mistaken. However you spell its generic name, the "mimosa" we're discussing is a common tree, nearly a weed, in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC, where I grew up. Bear in mind that area regularly has summer temperatures of 100F or even a little higher. Fair amount of summer rain. Here in Victoria, BC, with a rather cool maritime climate, "mimosa" is fairly uncommon, but mature specimens exist. Just in the last week or so I've spotted two in full flower. This surprised me, but we've had an exceptionally hot summer (temps up to high 80's F) which must agree with them. We get very little summer rain, however. Our winter temperatures are similar to those of Washington DC, usually around freezing or a little higher, with short periods around 15F sometimes. The two I've seen here were both on the south side of a building in full sun. So: probably pretty hardy as far as temperature is concerned, but needs lots of summer heat. Might do well in London where the paving and buildings create a heat island, if you were careful about siting against a protected south-facing wall. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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