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Albizia
Also called Dicots
Albizia is a genus of more than 160 mostly fast-growing tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs, grown for their showy silk-like flowers. Growing conditions vary by species, so check the one you have.
Albizia is a genus of more than 160 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, America and Australia, but mostly in the Old World tropics. In some locations, some species are considered weeds.
They are commonly called silk plants, silk trees, or sirises. The obsolete spelling of the generic name – with double 'z' – is still common, so the plants may be called albizzias. The generic name honors the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, who introduced Albizia julibrissin to Europe in the mid-18th century. Some species are commonly called mimosa, which more accurately refers to plants of genus Mimosa. Species from southeast Asia used for timber are sometime termed East Indian walnut.
Albizias are important forage, timber, and medicinal plants, and many are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive flowers – notably Albizia julibrissin.
West African albizzia · Belmont Siris · Albizia chevalieri · Albizia coriaria · Silktree · Woman's tongue · Tall albizia · Albizia · Pseudalbizzia niopoides
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Albizia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
