Acacia longifolia
Sydney Golden Wattle, Swallow Wattle, Aroma Doble,golden WattlePlant Facts
Scientific Name | Acacia longifolia |
Principal Common Name | |
Common Name(s) | Sydney Golden Wattle, Swallow Wattle, Aroma Doble,Golden Wattle |
Synonym | |
Description | A large shrub or small tree with bright yellow frowers. The leaf is simple, linear-lanceolate with 2 -3 prominate longitudinal veins. Young twigs have tiny hairs. Seed Pods straight to strongly twisted, raised over and slightly, or sometimes more deeply, constricted between seeds, usually 4-15 cm long (sometimes to 19 cm long), 2.5-6 mm wide, thinly leathery or firmly papery and brittle when dry, longitudinally ridged-wrinkled when dry. |
General Comments | reported hardy to +20 F |
Origin | |
Nativity | Eastern Australian |
Height Range | 15 - 20 FT |
Spread Range | 10 - 12 FT |
Flower Showy | Y |
Warning | |
Sunset Zones | 8 : 9 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 |
USDA Zones | 9a : 9b : 10a : 10b : 11 |
Leaf Color | Green : Silver-gray |
Leaf Texture | Fine : Strap-like |
Form | Shrub : Tree |
Flower Color | Yellow |
Flower Time | Spring : Winter |
Months | |
Ease of Growing | Easy |
Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Light Shade |
Soil Preferences | Any : Well-drained |
Watering Preferences | Drought Tolerant : Medium : Sparse |
Outstanding Features | Drought tolerant |
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