Wattles (Acacia)
A large group of plants renging from small prickly shrubs to trees. Rount pom pom shaped flowers ranging in colour from bright yellow to white. Fast growing and hardy against drought due to their modified leaves called phyllodes.
Photo by: T.M. Tame
Acacia elongata - Swamp Wattle
Shrub 3-7m high
Flowers winter - spring
Full sun, part shade
Moist soil
Frost hardy
Bee attracting
Wildplant Community
Sandstone and sandy dry sclerophyll woodlands and heathlands.
$3.50
Acacia floribunda -Gossamer Wattle
Fast growing 3- 8m
Screening, hedge, erosion control
Suitable in most soil types
Full sun to part shade
Drought and frost tolerant
Wind and salt tolerant
Flowering in spring
Wildplant Community
Coastal eucalypt woodland and wet sclerophyll forests.
$3.50
Acacia irrorata subsp. irrorata - Sydney green wattle
Fast-growing tree up to 10-12m
Dark green feathery leaves
Full fun, part shade
Drought tolerant
Flowers Spring to Summer
$3.50
Acacia terminalis - Sunshine wattle
Variable shrub 1 - 5m
Full sun, partial shade
Well drained soil
Sand or clay
Flowers Mar-July
Wildplant Community
Sandstone heathland, woodland, and open forest.
$3.50
Acacia oxydecrus - Spike Wattle
Prickly shrub 3m x 2m
Full sun
Sandy soil
Flowers Winter - Spring
Low maintenance
Bird refuge (habitat)
Wildplant Community
Sydney sandstone woodlands, dry sclerophyll forest, or heathland.
$3.50
Acacia ulicifolia - Juniper Wattle
Prickly shrub 1-2m
Full sun, dappled shade
Well drained soil
Frost resistant
Flowers Mar -Sep
Low screen
Bird refuge (habitat)
Wildplant Community
Coastal heathland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland.
$3.50
Acacia prominens - Gosford Wattle
Tree to 18m
Full sun to part shade
Moist soils including loam and clay
Flowers July- September
Wildplant Community
Wet sclerophyll forest and rainforest margins
$3.50
Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae - Coastal Wattle
Prostate shrub 2-3m
Prefers full sun
Well drained soils
Flowers late winter-spring
Wildplant Community
Coastal dunes
$3.50
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