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Fabaceae
Silk Tree Flower
Albizia julibrissin
Happiness and togetherness.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Albizia
- Native to
- Iran, China, Korea, Japan
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- deciduous tree
- Height
- 20-40 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, adaptable
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- In Chinese, the tree is called he huan, meaning 'collective happiness,' and it is planted to promote family harmony.
- The fluffy pink flowers are made entirely of long stamens, with no visible petals.
- The compound leaves fold up at night and during rain, a phenomenon called nyctinasty, giving the tree its Persian name 'night sleeper.'
- The genus is named after Filippo degli Albizzi, an Italian nobleman who introduced the tree to Europe in 1745.
- It is considered invasive in the southeastern United States, where it colonizes disturbed areas and stream banks.
Color meanings
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happiness
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togetherness
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marital harmony