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Desmanthus illinoensis |
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| Common name |
bundleflower; prairie mimosa |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
white (summer) |
| Size |
5' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
soak overnight, then germinate at room temperature. self-seeds in our garden
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | early October |
Striking meadow-green ferny foliage is the primary ornamental attribute of this plant; the summer flowers usually escape my attention, but the reddish-brown seedhead "bundles" are interesting and ornamental in an odd sort of way. It is very late to return in our garden (mid-to-late May); even though it grows shrubby and woody, for us it dies back to the ground every year.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Pat M. | Feb 07, 2009 | I have had this plant come up in one of my flower beds and had no idea where it came from. I suspect some bird may have left it behind or the wind. At any rate I had not been able to find out just what it was. I thought it was a mimosa tree at first as we have several neighbors with them. I am so glad to find out its name. |
- Seed from JLH. Soaked, sowed at 70F (G started 2d).
Seedlings are tender - protect until after danger of frost
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October 09, 2004
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