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blue wattle

Acacia dealbata

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Acacia
Family: Fabaceae
Common Names: mimosa, silver wattle

About this plant

An evergreen shrub to 10m or more, with finely divided grey-green leaves and fragrant yellow flowerheads, borne in terminal clusters

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in neutral to acid well-drained soil in sheltered location with full sun. Suits urban gardens or milder south west localities, may need winter protection elsewhere. Under glass grow in ericaceous or loam-based compost (JI No.2) in full light. Resents hard pruning

Pruning

Pruning group 8 or pruning group 13 for wall-trained specimens

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Can get glasshouse red spider mite, fluted scale and mealybugs

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio ContainerCottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years