Sun Loving Mimosa Tree
The Mimosa tree loves sun and is very drought tolerant, which makes this plant ideal for growing indoors. This house plant folds its leaves under water stress when it gets hot and dry, preventing water loss and under severe conditions it will defoliate until the rains return.
Large Mimosa Tree – click here to view more
This is a great warm climate plant for growing in your home. It really is a fun tree to grow indoors and I would recommend it as a bonsai for beginners or if this momosa tree plant is not quite what you are looking for see what other types of bonsai there is on our bonsai plants page.
A Mimosa bonsai can bloom throughout the year. Flowers are white with a white base, looking like white pom poms and are self-fertilizing, which is a rather neat tree feature. It takes about four months after the plant flowers for the long flattened pods to mature and loosen its seeds.
The Mimosa tree seeds have a hard coat which requires scarification (abrasion) and germination is usually 6-10 days after sowing.
The mimosa tree pictured here is 12 years old and stands about 18 inches tall. The size is right in the middle of being called a small house plant. If you would like to see another ideal house plant for dry climates look at this bonsai native to texas and parts of mexico – texas ebony tree.
