Acacia longifolia
Golden Wattle
Evergreen-Deciduous | Evergreen |
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Overall Mature Size | Small |
Mature Height & Spread | 15-20' x 15-20' |
Exposure | Full sun |
Water | Medium, Low Water |
Flower Color | Yellow |
Bloom Time | Winter, Spring |
Special Features | Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Coastal Conditions, Desert Conditions, Low Water Use |
Container Sizes | #1, #5, #15 |
Natural Growth Habit | Mounding |
Sunset Garden Zones | 8, 9, 14-24 |
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone | 10A-11 |
Plant Type | Shrub |
Fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with a mounding growth habit to 15-20′ tall and wide. This tough, low-maintenance, drought-tolerant Australian native can be grown as a single trunk tree but is more commonly left un-pruned to achieve its dense, bushy growth habit. Lance-shaped, light-green leaves are accented with lightly-fragrant, caterpillar-shaped, powder-puff-like yellow flowers that appear near the branch tips late-winter into spring. Highly adaptable, growing from the low deserts to coastal ranges, this durable species is ideally suited for use as a slope, screening or windbreak planting. Requires a well-drained soil and little water once established. Thrives in a full sun exposure.
USDA Zone: 10A-11