ACACIA
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees.
Full Sun
Little or no water
| A. baileyana |
| Growth: 20-30 ft tall & 20-40 ft wide |
| Growth Rate: Slow |
| Water Needs: Low |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Winter |
|
Notes: Can be grown as a shryb or a tree. Very fragrant. Also known as Bailey Acacia. |
A. cultriformis |
| Growth: 10-15ft tall & wide |
| Growth Rate: Moderate |
| Water Needs: Low |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
Bloom Color: Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
| Notes: Multi stemmed tree. Also known as Knife Acacia |
| A. iteaphylla |
| Growth: 8-10ft tall and 10-15ft wide |
| Growth Rate: Moderate |
| Water Needs: Low |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
|
Notes: Dense, drougth tolerant variety. Also known as Willow Wattle. |
| A. longifolia |
| Growth: 20ft tall & wide |
| Growth Rate: Fast |
| Water Needs: Low Water |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
|
Notes: Resist oak root fungus. Often sold as Acacia latifolia. Also known as Sydney Golden Wattle. |
| A. melanoxylon |
| Growth: 40ft tall & 20ft wide |
| Growth Rate: Fast |
| Water Needs: Low Water |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Creamy |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
|
Notes: Dense variety. Prospers in intense heat. Also known as Blackwood Acacia, Black Acacia. |
| A. pendula |
| Growth: 25ft tall & 15ft wide |
| Growth Rate: Slow |
| Water Needs: Low Water |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
|
Notes: Weeping variety. Also known as Weeping Acacia, Weeping Myall. |
| A. redolens |
| Growth: 1-6ft tall and 15ft wide |
| Growth Rate: Slow |
| Water Needs: Low Water |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
Notes: Ground cover variety. Drougth tolerant. |
| A. stenophylla |
| Growth: 30ft tall & 20ft wide |
| Growth Rate: Fast |
| Water Needs: Low Water |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Pale Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
Notes: Weeping variety. Also known as Shoestring Acacia. |
| A. subporosa |
| Growth: 20-30ft tall & wide |
| Growth Rate: Fast |
| Water Needs: Low Water |
| Sun Exposure: Full Sun |
| Bloom Color: Pale Yellow |
| Bloom Season: Spring |
Notes: Weeping variety. |
