Flowering Mimosa Bush

Planting Advice for Mimosa:

• Grow mimosa in a sunny, sheltered site in well-drained, neutral to acid soil.  Protect from frost and winds.
• Best planted in the spring, after all danger of frosts has passed, so that new wood is given the longest possible ripening period before its first winter.
• If you garden in an exposed or frost-prone area, then Mimosa is best grown in a large pot where it will make a great conservatory plant and should be watered only occasionally over winter.
• Dig a planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you’re planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to re-fill once the shrub is in place.
• Before planting soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain.
• Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
• Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish quicker.
• Place your shrub in the hole at the same level at the pot and refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
• Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball and water well.
• Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.
• If you’re planting into pots, place some old rocks, stones or gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage and ballast.
• Use the best ericaceous compost you can buy and some sand or grit for drainage.

 

Aftercare Advice for Mimosa:

• You’ll need to provide shelter from the worst of the winter weather as Mimosa does not like the cold.
• If damaged by cold weather, it should regrow from the base as a multi-stem, which is ideal if planted in a small garden as it will restrict its growth.
• All new growth is more susceptible to damage from cold weather, so provide adequate frost protection for the first two years to help it survive.

 

Pruning Advice for Mimosa:

• Pruning is not necessary apart from to remove any branches that are dead or damaged