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Albizia julibrissin
Also called Pink siris tree, Silk Tree, Mimosa, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris, Powderpuff Tree, Silktree Albizia
A small, fast-growing deciduous tree with fern-like leaves and fluffy pink summer flowers, valued in gardens for its airy canopy. It thrives in full sun and hot summers and needs deep, infrequent watering rather than frequent light watering.
Albizia julibrissin, the Persian silk tree, pink silk tree, or mimosa tree, is a species of tree in the Fabaceae family, native to southwestern and eastern Asia.
Original habitats of the tree include regions from Iran (Persia) and the Republic of Azerbaijan to China and Korea.
West African albizzia · Belmont Siris · Albizia chevalieri · Albizia coriaria · Woman's tongue · Tall albizia · Albizia · Dicotyledons · Pseudalbizzia niopoides
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Albizia julibrissin 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
