FIVE SPARKLING MIMOSAS

1 ACACIA BAILEYANA ‘PURPUREA’

A spreading tree with feathery purple-silver foliage and masses of round yellow flowers in late winter and early spring.

2 ACACIA DEALBATA ‘GAULOIS ASTIER’

Developed by the French cut flower industry, this is more compact, floriferous and scented than others.

3 ACACIA LONGIFOLIA

A unique-looking species with 8in long, lance-shaped leaves and small plumes of bright yellow, catkin-like flowers, pictured above.

4 ACACIA PRAVISSIMA ‘LEMON TWIST’

A small, weeping tree with blue-green triangular leaves and pale-yellow flowers from January to April.

5 ACACIA RETINODES

It boasts grey-green leaves similar in shape to those of willow, and spherical, lemonyellow blooms that appear intermittently all year round.