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Article: On the trail of hardy mimosas
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 13, 1996
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At this time of year, when so much pink and white blossom is
about, rounding a corner and coming upon a mimosa, with its masses
of fluffy bright yellow flowers cascading from the arched branches,
stops you in your tracks. Mimosas evoke a racy Thirties world of
extended out-of-season stays on the Cote d'Azur. It seems to go
with neatly pressed yachting clothes and lounging on teak steamer
chairs. But some mimosas are pretty hardy, so you don't have to be
very rich or live in the south of France to keep them happy.
Several will live in warm sheltered corners, while others will
survive in cool glasshouses. The small spherical flowers, which
grow in huge clusters, are actually made up entirely ...