Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Pink. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic flavour, they are used as a potherb. — Young leaves - cooked.; An aromatic flavour, they are used as a potherb.; Flowers - cooked.; Eaten as a vegetable.

Habitat & North American Range

Open sunny ravines, forests and by rivers up to 2100 metres in the Himalayas. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)