Posted by Chris Hogg on November 18, 2006, 10:06 am
In a corner of the Memorial Gardens of Penlee House in Penzance is an
unusual acacia (mimosa), the size of a small tree, that is still
carrying some flower. These are unlike any of the acacias described in
e.g. the RHS A-Z Encyclo or Phillip and Rix's 'Conservatory and Indoor
Plants'. They are primrose yellow, and rather than being the usual
fluffy little pom-poms, are quite elongated, giving the whole raceme
the appearance more of a bottle-brush than an acacia. The leaves are
bipinnate, typical of many acacias, and the seed pods are 10 - 15 cm
long. Seeds are black, oval, between 4 and 8 mm long, say 10 - 12 to a
pod, well spaced and plentiful. Needless to say I gathered quite a
few.
Can anyone identify which acacia this might be?
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Chris
E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
Posted by Sacha on November 18, 2006, 10:45 am
On 18/11/06 15:06, in article 5b8ul2p7d0oempao403s68bqf54rrlrrsu@4ax.com,
> In a corner of the Memorial Gardens of Penlee House in Penzance is an
> unusual acacia (mimosa), the size of a small tree, that is still
> carrying some flower. These are unlike any of the acacias described in
> e.g. the RHS A-Z Encyclo or Phillip and Rix's 'Conservatory and Indoor
> Plants'. They are primrose yellow, and rather than being the usual
> fluffy little pom-poms, are quite elongated, giving the whole raceme
> the appearance more of a bottle-brush than an acacia. The leaves are
> bipinnate, typical of many acacias, and the seed pods are 10 - 15 cm
> long. Seeds are black, oval, between 4 and 8 mm long, say 10 - 12 to a
> pod, well spaced and plentiful. Needless to say I gathered quite a
> few.
>
> Can anyone identify which acacia this might be?
Sounds like A. verticillata.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
Posted by Chris Hogg on November 18, 2006, 4:25 pm
Thanks for your suggestions, but I think I've found it. It's almost
certainly Albizia lophantha aka Paraserianthese lophantha aka Cape
Wattle. Google images brings up lots of pictures that confirm it.
--
Chris
E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net
Posted by Sacha on November 18, 2006, 5:15 pm
On 18/11/06 21:25, in article sbuul2t9eceekcdfcn1h9umljgudgg00lk@4ax.com,
> Thanks for your suggestions, but I think I've found it. It's almost
> certainly Albizia lophantha aka Paraserianthese lophantha aka Cape
> Wattle. Google images brings up lots of pictures that confirm it.
>
Ah. Not a mimosa, then. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
Posted by Farm1 on November 18, 2006, 6:45 pm
> > Thanks for your suggestions, but I think I've found it. It's
almost
> > certainly Albizia lophantha aka Paraserianthese lophantha aka Cape
> > Wattle. Google images brings up lots of pictures that confirm it.
> >
> Ah. Not a mimosa, then. ;-)
???? I'm curious. What do you call a "mimosa" in the UK?
I notice that the Cape Wattle is from the Mimosa family
http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp9/paraserianthes-lophantha.html and I
know I'd call anything that has the fluffy yellow flower a "wattle"
and thus mentally bung it in what you Brits call "mimosa" but what do
you Brits bung into the mimosa category (or exclude, as the case may
be)?
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> unusual acacia (mimosa), the size of a small tree, that is still
> carrying some flower. These are unlike any of the acacias described in
> e.g. the RHS A-Z Encyclo or Phillip and Rix's 'Conservatory and Indoor
> Plants'. They are primrose yellow, and rather than being the usual
> fluffy little pom-poms, are quite elongated, giving the whole raceme
> the appearance more of a bottle-brush than an acacia. The leaves are
> bipinnate, typical of many acacias, and the seed pods are 10 - 15 cm
> long. Seeds are black, oval, between 4 and 8 mm long, say 10 - 12 to a
> pod, well spaced and plentiful. Needless to say I gathered quite a
> few.
>
> Can anyone identify which acacia this might be?