Acacia pycnantha
Habit | tree
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Height: | ⇕ | 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 25 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 25. |
Width: | ⇔ | 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Features: | ✓ | flowers, fragrance |
USDA Zones: | 9 to 11 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow |
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Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is Australia's floral emblem. It is a tree which flowers in late winter and spring, producing a mass of fragrant, fluffy, golden flowers.
The species grows to between 2 and 8 metres in height with generally smooth, dark brown to grey bark. The mature trees do not have true leaves but have long, sickle-shaped phyllodes. These are shiny and dark green and are between 8 and 20 cm long and 0.5 to 3.5 cm wide. The rounded inflorescences are bright yellow and occur in axillary racemes or terminal panicles in groupings of between 4 and 23. These are followed by flattish, straight or slightly curved pods which are 5 to 14 cm long and 0.5 to 0.8 cm wide.[1][2]
Golden Wattle is cultivated in Australia and was introduced to the northern hemisphere in the mid 1800s. Although it is short lived, it is widely grown for its bright yellow, fragrant flowers. The species has a degree of frost tolerance and is adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions, however it prefers good drainage. Propagation is from seed which has been pre-soaked in hot water to soften the hard seed coating.[3]
ExpandRead about Acacia pycnantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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- ↑ Costermans, L. (1981). Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia. Australia: Rigby. ISBN 072701403x.
- ↑ "Acacia pycnantha". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
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