$13.75

Tall native wattle, rare in the wild but popular for gardens as it grows in sun or shade, coastal or inland, frost or drought. It?s a weeping shrub rather than a tree, and would make an elegant high privacy screen in native gardens ? it doesn?t mind a super-hard prune down to a metre or so.

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ORIGIN

Australia

BOTANICAL NAME

Acacia Howittii

COMMON NAMES

Sticky Wattle

MATURE HEIGHT

5-8m

NATIVE

Yes

It is a graceful large shrub or small tree of dense, weeping habit reaching a height of 5-8 m. The dark green phyllodes are 1-2 cm long and slightly sticky, hence the common name of Sticky Wattle. Used as a screen plant - flowers are pale yellow balls appearing in Spring.  Very hardy in a wide range of soils and situations.

Plant Care

Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well

Tolerances
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
Requirements
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Landscape Use(s)

Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Erosion Control, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Wind Break, Shade Tree

Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant

Additional information

Size

14cm

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