Silk tree is a fast-growing plant whose seedlings can become invasive. However, its bipinnate, ferny leaves and fluffy pink flowerheads that cover the tree in summer make it a garden-worthy plant, as do the fragrance emitted by the flowers, which attract bees.

Mimosa, Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin).

A large shrub or small tree, Albizia julibrissin is known by a wide variety of common names, such as Persian silk tree or pink siris. It is usually called "silk tree" or "mimosa" in the United States.