Sunshine Mimosa Native Ground cover

Description

Tough ground cover for the sun to part shade—hundreds of pin, powder puff flowers in summer.  It can be grown naturally for a fuzzy, 6-inch carpet or mown low for walking.  (see pics).

A super fun thing about this is that leaves are sensitive, so they touch when you close them—sometimes called Senestative Vine. 

Used as a lawn substitute — looks like grass, but you wouldn’t want to set out a picnic on it.  

I think this would make a spectacular hanging basket plant, so I’m trying that now. 

Cold hardy in USDA Zone 8 by experience. Possibly more cold hardy.