General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 12 to 30 feet
Plant Spread: 12 to 25 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: 1 to 3 inch flat legumes containing dark brown seeds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • River Wattle
  • Bower Wattle

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Location: Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Date: September
credit: Melburnian

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