Acacia Floribunda 'Gossamer Wattle'-TREES-BUY IN BULK-seeds

ACACIA FLORIBUNDA

“Gossamer Wattle”

Family: Fabaceae

Sowing temp: 18-22C

Position:  Light Shade to Full Sun; Well Drained.

Preparation: Soak in just-boiled water 10-15 hours before sowing. The swollen seed can then be sown, re-treat seeds that have not swollen.

Sowing: 2mm deep.

Care:  Keep moist but not wet.

Sprouting: 10-25 days.

Native to East Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. A fast-growing small perennial shrub or tree up to 6m with narrow leaves and pale cream/yellow ball-shaped flowers during Winter-Spring. Nitrogen-fixing. Useful for controlling erosion, hedging, as a shade tree, around bogs and ponds, and as a windbreaker.

Adaptable to most soils but prefers a protected shaded moist position. Drought and frost tender.  Some individuals are allergic to Acacia floribunda pollen.

****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.