Propagating Sunshine Mimosa
When it comes to groundcovers, Sunshine Mimosa is one of the top Florida native turf alternatives I highly recommend for Florida Gardenistas and Gardners. It’s resiliently sun, salt, drought, and foot traffic tolerant. It is great for helping your garden’s soil health by helping boost the nitrogen naturally. AND pollinators love it!
Since Sunshine Mimosa has so many beneficial properties, we grow it in various parts of our yard and I always try to propagate and transplant when possible. Especially in the Spring/Summer months when it is thriving! There are a few ways I’ve discovered to successfully propagate this Floria native and in this post I’m going to dig into two ways to propagate this low-growing alternative to grass!
Option #1
After finding a health patch of Sunshine Mimosa, follow the runners, carefully dig around the rooted area (where the main part of the plant is growing from), and gently dig up the roots. The roots may need to be cut with clippers to separate from other parts of the plant. Fill a clean pot with healthy soil ¾ full, then wet the soil. Wet the roots of the Sunshine Mimosa, dip into rooting hormone, and then place in the pot of wet soil. Cover the soil with about an inch of soil then water. Once the plant is established (around three to five weeks), you can transplant the new Sunshine Mimosa plant into a sunny spot in your garden.
Option #2
Find a healthy patch of Sunshine Mimosa in an area that might be a bit overgrown. The areas I find “overgrown” are usually in the mulch around my fruit trees or along the sidewalks or concrete areas. It is important that the Sunshine Mimosa runners are long enough to be placed into a pot and circle around the edge. Take a clean pot and fill the pot with about ¾ full of healthy soil, then thoroughly water. Place the pot close to the root of the Sunshine Mimosa. Stretch the runners from the groundcover up into the pot and circle around the edge of the pot as much as possible. Cover the runners with dirt, but leave as much of the foliage uncovered. Water the newly propagated plant immediately. Continue to water every three days. In about three to five weeks, separate the newly propagated plant from the original plant’s runners with clean garden shears. Find a place to transplant the new groundcover in your yard or garden and water every few days if your garden isn’t receiving frequent rainfall during the afternoons.
Here are a few key things to focus on for best propagation success:
Use healthy soil and clean pots/shears.
Always propagate from healthy plants.
Water your plants during the propagation process and after relocation.
Plant Sunshine Mimosa in sunny areas.
Have fun:)
I recently created a few video tutorials that can be watched on YouTube, Instagram, or Facebook. To learn more about Sunshine Mimosa, or other Florida native groundcovers visit my other blog posts. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out!
