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This one is especially for Chimom who's favourite flower is the Mimosa. We has a couple of trees in our garden when I was a kid and I always loved the look, feel and smell of the fluffy little yellow flowers. In fact, the trees we called Mimosa are Acacia podalyriifolia, an Australian wattle which has very similar flowers to the more widespread Mimosa.

Mimosa is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, and belongs to the family of Leguminous plants. The Acacia dealbata is the common mimosa and is one of the most aggressive invasive species worldwide. It tolerates a wide range of habitat, soils and climate, is drought and fire resistant and suppresses undergrowth.

Two species in the genus are especially notable. One is Mimosa pudica, because of the way it folds its leaves when touched or exposed to heat. It is native to southern Central and South America but is widely cultivated elsewhere for its curiosity value, both as a houseplant in temperate areas, and outdoors in the tropics. Outdoor cultivation has led to weedy invasion in some areas, notably Hawaii.

The other is Mimosa tenuiflora, which is best known for its use in shamanic ayahuasca brews due to the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine found in its root bark. What appears to be a single globular flower is actually a cluster of many individual ones.

France harvests mimosa flowers in the hills and mountains of cities outside Nice. The French were so excited about their new native bloom that they made mimosa a permanent part of the celebratory decorations during parades and carnival events. Floats in particular are traditionally covered in yellow pompoms as a sign of joy and good luck sending a positive message to all spectators that attend. Givenchy, has a perfume “Amarige – Mimosa harvest 2009” which uses the flowers as one of the dominant scents.

A mimosa cocktail is composed of one part champagne (or other sparkling wine) and one part chilled citrus juice, usually orange juice unless otherwise specified. It is traditionally served in a tall flute at brunch, at weddings, or as part of first class service on some passenger railways and airlines. The name of the cocktail comes from the flowers of the mimosa plant. The Buck's Fizz is a similar type of cocktail, invented a few years earlier in London, which has twice as much champagne as orange juice.

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Woodowly

My great pleasure Fuzzieswife - they are delightful. Jayne

Beautiful flowers, enjoyed the challenge, thanks for the fun of solving.

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