Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Velvet Pod Mimosa, Gatuno, Velvetpod Catclaw (Mimosa dysocarpa var. wrightii), Mimosaceae Family. Texas native, perennial, deciduous, blooms mid-summer through late fall

The velvet pod mimosa is found abundantly in the Chisos and Davis Mountains of the Trans-Pecos area of Texas. The foliage resemble a typical mimosa, but the leaves are much smaller. It has many short branches that produce fragrant, pinkish-purple, cylindrical flower spikes that resemble elongated small bottle brush blooms. Each petal is tipped with white and reflects the light which causes the bloom to look like fiber optics. As the blooms age, they fade to white; thus, the plant has various colors of blooms on it at one time. It will tolerate extreme drought, extreme heat and reflected heat. This is a great plant for a rock garden, xericape or wildscape.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/60112/index.html