Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Myth Buster: | Wattles rarely cause hayfever (it is mostly grasses) |
| Botanical Name: | Acacia verticillata 4 synonyms: Acacia verticillata var. angusta, Mimosa verticillata, Phyllodoce verticillata, Racosperma verticillatum |
| Common Name: | prickly-leaved wattle, prickly mimosa, prickly moses, star-leaved wattle, whorl-leaved acacia |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Hedging |
| Growing Conditions: | Partial Shade
Sandy, Clay, Moist, Wet |
| Size (HxW): | 2-5 m x 3-5 m |
| Foliage: | Narrow to narrow lance-shaped, flat dark green leaves 12-25 mm x 0.5-3 mm wide, in regular whorls (rings) of 6, narrowing gradually to a sharp point. Single-veined on each side. |
| Flowers: | light yellow flowerheads in 1-3 axillary cylindrical spikes more than 1 cm long. Narrow compressed pods are barely constricted between seeds, 2-8 cm x 3-5 mm. June-December. |
| General Comments: | Fast-growing, bird refuge, Excellent bird habitat in moist or wet areas. Suits winter wet, summer dry sites. May be pruned for compact growth if necessary. Good hedge plant. Hardy in well-drained soil. Frost hardy (will tolerate frosts to -7 C). There are Four known subspecies. |
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| Similar Plant(s): | Acacia verticillata |
| Plant Propagation: | Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment. |
