I finally broke down and bought this plant after wanting ti for a long time. I only had it home for 3 days and it formed a bud! Today the bud opened and...ta da! The Princess is wearing an earring!
The Princess and her Earring
Beautiful!!! Maybe I need to get one. hehe
Jan
Its the Princess Earring tree. I forgot the Botanical name. Starts with a D.
Botanical name is Dichrostachys cinerea.
That's very cool-looking!
Its a wonderful plant! I opted for the $10 4" pot from Gardinos instead of the $30 3 gallon and got about an 18" small tree that is already blooming size! I should have bought it a long while ago, LOL but was holding out hoping someone would trade it to me
I thought it looked a bit familiar so I did a search on it. It's listed in the Global Invasive Species Database, including the following comments:
"Dichrostachys cinerea is a thorny, fast-growing woody bush or treelet which invades fields, wasteland, road sides and other disturbed areas. Originaly from from Africa, it has been introduced to the West Indies during the 19th century. Adult plants live a very long time, producing seeds which survive for a long time in the soil almost all year long. D. cinerea causes losses in agricultural production and its management involves frequent, heavy and expensive work."
The leaf structure reminds me of a mimosa tree.
Beautiful. It is also called the Mimosa Bell. Definitely in the mimosa family line. In Mississippi, the Mimosa can be "invasive" if allowed to go unchecked and it is a bugger to kill. One has been growing in my back yard long before I moved in and it has not spread to my neighbors or down the street. I always love it when it blooms. I have thought about getting the black leafed Mimosa.
It's a member of the mimosa family (Mimosaceae) which includes a number of very invasive species. Mimosa pigra was introduced in many places around the world as an ornamental and is still costing untold millions in eradication campaigns. These days there's more of a consciousness of the ramifications of plant introductions so there's less chance of new problems being created. But I think it pays to be mindful of these issues even on a backyard scale. What in one area might be quite innocuous may in another area be a potential disaster.
The regular mimosa is invasive here as well but this plant is a zone 10 plant so probably can't survive the winter in my zone to become invasive. It will be a greenhouse plant. It can also be trained as a bonsai.
The mimosa-like plant that is REALLY invasive here (besides the regular pink real mimosa) is the Sesbania, the Scarlet Wisteria or Rattlebox tree. Every seed will sprout if you don't collect them off the tree and dispose of them. If you do collect the seeds, its easy to keep in check though.
mekos
Aug 09, 2009
It sure could invade my yard anytime. I love it. Wish I could find one around here. Got to put that on my want list. Beautiful, Gothqueen.
mine too wanting it also as i love my mimosa trees
mekos
Aug 11, 2009
I found seeds and ordered some, so maybe we can grow some. seeds should come anyday now. That is so pretty.
Outstanding! I've had this one on my wishlist forever - I have a mimosa tree and I LOVE her leaves! : )
mekos
Aug 16, 2009
I got the seeds Saturday and soaked them over night and planted this morning. Maybe one will sprout. I have extra seeds, so we'll see. I can't believe how pretty that is. Thanks so much for showing it.
where did you get the seeds from if i may ask?
what a beautiful plant.
oh how lovely! On my gotta have list now..