The Herb of Happiness! 🌸 Is it any wonder that Mimosa is given such high praise? This beautiful tree heavily adorned with pink tuffets grows throughout Appalachia. The flowers and leaves are both edible. The flowers/pods can be eaten like vegetables and the leaves are great added to stews! I am focusing on tincture today. Pink mimosa flowers should be collected at their peak blooming time and immersed in an alcohol (I use ever clear) base. I have sat it in a cool, dark space where I will shake

The Mimosa pudica flower is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant. Like a number of other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation termed "sleep" or nyctinastic movement. The foliage closes during darkness and reopens in light. #TimelapseTuesday ⏳ | Science Channel