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 stricta 3 synonyms: Mimosa stricta, Phyllodoce stricta, Racosperma strictum |
| Common Name: | hop wattle, straight wattle |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Sandy, Moist |
| Size (HxW): | 2-5 m x 2-4 m |
| Foliage: | Narrow dull grey-green foliage, prominent midrib with many crowded lateral veins, 3.5-14 cm x 3-10 mm. |
| Flowers: | 2-4 individual pale yellow ball-shaped flowerheads per axil on slightly sticky stalks. Narrow thin pale brown pods 4-7 cm x 2-4 mm. May-October |
| General Comments: | Fast growing, coastal tolerant legume. Open erect shrub, prominent yellowish resinous ribs on smaller branchlets. Often suckers. Very adaptable for garden sites. Grow under eucalypts, drought hardy, windbreak. Grows well in sunny, well-drained positions, in most soils. Tolerates drought conditions and moderately salty winds. |
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| Plant Propagation: | Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment. |
