Known as the “silk tree” for the softness of its feathery pink flowers, reminiscent of silk.
The silk tree combines compact size, light shade that does not smother the lawn below, and a very long pink summer flowering: the ideal mix for residential gardens, courtyards and tree-lined car parks in warm climates. It tolerates drought and salt spray well.
Its leaves fold up at dusk as if "falling asleep": in Persia it was called the night silk tree, and its feathery flowers are actually hundreds of stamens with almost no petals.
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