Used as a fast-growing shelter tree in contrived rainforest at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Bears cream ball-shaped flowers in spring.Ĭultivation: A hardy plant in most well watered situations. Excellent off-season flowerer.Īcacia binervata Two-veined Hickory Photographs Description: Medium-sized, dense tree to 16 m high with phyllodes toġ2 cm, usually two-veined. They appear in winter.Ĭultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. Globular, golden flower headsĪre very large, about 2 cm diameter, and fragrant. With thick, falcate phyllodes about 12 cm long. Suitable for planting in tropical areas.Īcacia beckleri Barrier Range Wattle Photographs Description: Generally erect, open shrub about 2 m high by 1.5 m across.Lemon-yellow ball flowers in sprays to 8 cm, MayĬultivation: Hardy plant in most soils. Special horticultural attributes:Īcacia bancroftii Photographs Description: Shrub or small tree to 6 m high. It is a prohibited pest plant in the ACT under the Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2005 (No 1). Warning - This species is naturalised as an environmental weed in other areas of Australia and overseas. Purple foliage form is useful foliage contrast. Flowers sporadically in Brisbane but profusely in southern areas. Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment, or cuttings of fancy foliage types.Ĭultivation: A very hardy plant in a sunny situation. One has purplish leaves and hasīeen known as Acacia baileyana var. Two other foliage forms are in cultivation. Profuse, gold, ball-shapedįlowers occur in late winter. Leaves are grey, bipinnate and leaflets are linear. Full sun and good drainage essential.Īcacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle Photographs Description: Small tree or large shrub to 10 m high by 6 m across. Sold as Australiana souvenirs throughout the country.ĭistribution: arid areas of Qld, NSW, SA, WA and NT.Ĭultivation: A hardy plant for drier areas. The timber of this species is used extensively for the mulga-wood ornaments FlowersĪre rod-like, yellow, and occur in spring or other times, depending on rain. Phyllodes are narrow to broad linear, greyish, to 7 cm. The golden flowered form is preferred.Īcacia aneura Mulga Photographs Description: Small tree or large shrub to 7 m high by 7 macross, often Extended flowering period.Ĭultivation: Some shade and good drainage is appreciated. Two flower forms are noted, one cream, the PhyllodesĪre almost reduced to cladodes, giving the appearance of winged stems. An outstanding species which may be used as a feature plant in a sunny situation.Īcacia alata Photographs Description: Most unusual shrub to 2 m high by 1 m across. Very floriferous, golden ball flowers in lateĬultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. Frost hardy (will tolerate frosts to -7 C )Īcacia adunca Wallangarra Wattle Photographs Description: Shapely, large shrub to 6 m with 2 m spread.Will respond to light pruning after flowering. Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment.Ĭultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. PhyllodesĪre variable, usually less than 2 cm long narrow to orbicular. Gold Dust Wattle Photographs Description: Straggling shrub to 2 m high and 1.5 m diameter. (Previously known as: Acacia rotundifolia ) Individual entries for each species, with a selected photo, can be seen and printed from here. These represent a wide range of photos of varying quality in our collection. The photograph link for each entry searches the Australian Plant Image Index (APII) to find all the currently available digitized photos. Some further information has been added to the online version where necessary. Text derived from the Acacia sections of the 4thįagg, published in 1996 by Reed Books Pty Ltd.