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Most plants and flowers are associated with different emotions or parts of life, and as such, they all harbor different symbols and meanings, which can then be used to convey certain sentiments or messages.
These meanings and symbols can vary depending on the culture, but they will usually have an overall similar association.
So what about Mimosa flowers? What do they represent? Let’s get right into it!
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Mimosa Flowers: What are They Like?
Before we get into the symbology, let’s clarify exactly what kind of plant Mimosa flowers are, and what they look like. As their appearance and nature always influence the meaning associated with them.
The Mimosa flower is a genus of around 400 different shrubs and herbs. The name itself comes from the Greek “mimos”, which means actor, or to resemble. The reason it is named that is that the leaves of the flower mimic conscious life.
The Mimosa flower will often overgrow, and they can reach up to around 10 meters in height and can live for over 50 years. They get pretty big, and as they’re bright yellow, you really can’t miss them!
The flower blooms between January and March, and it requires a lot of sunshine. And with the flowers being small, abundant, and bright yellow, the tree itself kind of looks like a huge patch of sunshine itself!
Symbology and Meaning of Mimosa Flowers
Okay, so let’s get to the main question of this article. What do Mimosa flowers mean and represent?
There are a few different symbols that the Mimosa represents:
Sunshine:
It’s impossible not to think of the sun when you look at the bright yellow colors of the Mimosa flower, and the way in which the tree grows, it ends up becoming a huge patch of bright yellow which expands upwards into the sky.
Therefore, the flower is used to symbolize the sun and light.
Sensibility:
This is one of the main symbols of the Mimosa flower. It is used to represent sensible thinking and sensible plans of action. As such, this flower is often associated with problem-solving and philosophers, and it can be gifted in order to inspire a solution to a particularly complex problem.
Sensitivity:
As well as sensibility, Mimosa flowers can also be heavily associated with sensitivity. As such, these flowers can be used to express gentle emotions or to convey messages that are difficult to express.
For example, these flowers can also be used in order to symbolize mourning and can be gifted as a symbol of sympathy. They can also be used to represent emotions that you don’t know how to talk about.
Expanse:
As the Mimosa tree grows to be pretty big, and the branches expand out upward, taking up space, the flower is also a big symbol for the expansion of things in life.
It can relate to many different areas of your life, such as family, wealth, travel, or others. Most often it will be used to symbolize the expansion of a family, like when a new baby is born.
Women’s Day:
In the United States, the Mimosa flower has become the official flower for Women’s Day, and as such it has become a symbol of femininity and womanhood, as well as motherhood and caring for others.
What does it mean to give someone Mimosa flowers?
When you give flowers to someone, you have to be careful about what kind of message it will send, as different flowers mean different things. When you give Mimosa flowers to someone, the message relates back to the different symbols the flower can represent.
It will largely depend on the context, the relationship between the giver and receiver of the flowers, and the intent.
Most often, giving someone Mimosa flowers will mean that you care, in some way, and that you are trying to convey sympathy, support, or even admiration.
Just check the main symbols it represents, and then pair the flowers with the right situation to get the right message across! You can even include a note explaining exactly what the flowers mean.
That is, except for on Women’s Day within the United States, when Mimosa flowers become symbols of womanhood, as they are the official representation of the date.