Mimosa Tree... NOT

Sept, 10...

Latest Update and I think the winner: Randy Emmitt has come along yet again to let me know that "Sesbania Exaltata" is correct!


And guess what Tina, you were correct when you said it looked like Hemp to you!

The common name "IS" Hemp Sesbania. Click HERE to see the information on this difficult for me to ID plant....


Thanks to everyone for playing along with me on this plant, In The Garden...
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Update: I am on another lead folks! Ain't blogging Grand? The Rainforest Gardener, has put my attention on Sesbania Sericea being an invasive in Florida. After looking it up on the Internet, (Click Here to see) this may be my plant. At this point, I don't know what I have, I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!!!
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By Skeeter


Remember me talking about me having a possible Mimosa Tree in my Georgia Garden? (Click HERE to refresh your memory). I was out of my garden for a bit after that posting and returned to find some more to the mystery plant. Yellow buds. The yellow buds open to form this tiny flower. The mystery is slowly solving itself to me. Randy Emmitt was the commenter that brought the Cassia Plant to my attention. Click HERE to view Randy and Megs Garden Paradise. Randy is very knowledgeable on butterflies thus he informs me the Cassia is host to the Cloudless Sulfur which I see in my garden often. As I went out to snap a pic today, I spotted 3 of them fluttering around my gardens. They were too busy to stop for me to capture a photo of them. Click HERE to see Randy's pictures of this beauty. I have never heard of a Cassia before Randy mentioning it. The beauty of blogging is, learning something new every time I go to a blog. I do believe I have a Cassia in my Georgia Gardens! See how the leaves fold up in the evening hours? I find that interesting and wonder is this normal or due to our hot dry weather lately?
Also look at the pea type pods they are producing. I have no idea which Cassia plant I have growing in the garden but everything I have read about them tells me that seeds within this pod are poisonous! Yikes...I don't know if they are short lived or not but the leaves on this one are starting to turn yellow in color. This Cassia has only been in my garden for about a month so she sure does grow quickly. This plant is not harming anything to my knowledge so I think I will let her hang around a bit more and see what happens in the weeks to come...

Thanks to Randy for enlightening my knowledge a bit on the Cassia. A MIMOSA TREE... NOT, In the Garden...

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Mimosa Tree

By SkeeterI had planned to continue talking about seeds today as a follow up to Tuesdays post. I have changed my mind and will be talking about a tree instead. I have been finding more and more of these seedlings in my Georgia garden this summer. I usually spot a few here and there but this year, they are all over my Wishing Well Garden. This area is a prime route for birds heading to my feeders in the backyard. I assume, they are the planters of the seeds. I usually just pluck the weeds and toss them. I have always thought them to resemble a Mimosa Tree but not sure of their identity. One started growing in what I considered a great spot for something tall. So I have decided to let the seedling grow and see what happens. My grandmother had a beautiful Mimosa Tree in her front yard. As a child I would climb that small tree and had so much fun in it while playing Monkey. I remember the beautiful foliage of the tree being so exotic looking. I also remember the long Bean Pods she produced filled with seeds. And the sticky but beautiful and sweet smelling scent to the fluffy pink flowers it shared with us.
I did a bit of research on Mimosa trees (also known as Silk Trees) and think I have one now growing in my garden! I found a site (Click HERE) that tells how invasive they can be in some areas.
I really do like where this one is growing as it will balance out this garden. The tall Canna to the right and the Mimosa to the left of the walkway path in the middle. With growth will come shade though and I am not sure the Canna would like the shade. The plants around the Mimosa are things which can easily be moved elsewhere. The Banana Tree was to be the focal point of this side of the planter but as you can see, she is not growing tall this year. I do have another Banana on the other side of the planter which is doing well.
She is growing quickly so I must decide if I want this tree to remain or become another victim to the compost pile. She is already taller then the swing frame and growing more each day.
The above picture was snapped on Aug 2...
This above picture, was snapped yesterday Aug 18. She has really grown in 2 weeks. Should I let this Mimosa grow and be a tree or just pull the thing up before she starts giving me a mess? I do know they are messy. Do you think she would shade the Canna or the Swing Vines too much or be okay where that is concerned? The Swing is West while the Mimosa is towards the East. This entire planter runs East and West. I would really like to hear what you all have to say on this matter. I would love to keep her for my childhood memories but I am not sure I want this MIMOSA TREE, In the Garden...

Note: There's some interesting talk on the comments about whether this is a Mimosa, Cassia, Hemp or Locust tree. I cannot decide so I will let her grow a bit longer and see what happens with this mystery tree... I love a good mystery, don't you?

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