Acacia floribunda
GOSSAMER WATTLE, SALLY WATTLE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
8m
Plant habit
 
6m

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Origins: Australia, Sydney region region, NSW, VIC, QLD

Other Botanical Names: Acacia angustifolia, A. intermedia, Mimosa floribunda, Phyllodoce floribunda, Racosperma floribundum

Other Common Names: White Sallow Wattle

 
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Acacia floribunda
GOSSAMER WATTLE, SALLY WATTLE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
8m
Plant habit
 
6m

FEATURES

Flowers: moderately fragrant flowers in yellow

Flowering Time: early spring, mid winterlate winter


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, oriental, coastal, cottage & bush designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, shade tree, windbreak, nurse plant

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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