In the middle of winter, something amazing happens – the mimosa trees bloom. Being from Chicago, I’m only used to the color gray in February, so I was naturally drawn to blast of color, sometimes towering 30 or more feet into the air.
Initially from Australia, the trees were introduced to Europe in 1824 and appeared on the Mediterranean coast in 1864. Their branches are filled with small, yellow pom-pom like flowers that give a splash of color to the otherwise colorless countryside.
The flowers have an extremely light, floral fragrant and are symbolic of gold and the sun. The mimosa is also the image of a triumphant life and victory over evil, which seems appropriate for the season’s first flower that brings the hope of warmer temperatures and spring’s arrival.
Vive le printemps…
Excellent musical choice...
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