Detail
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Acacia acinacea
Gold-dust Wattle
Notes

Uses: Background shrub in mixed plantings, wind-break or low screen.
Bird and butterfly attracting.
Note: This species is provisionally classified schedule 1, Regulation 24.2 under the Sewerage Act. Written approval is required prior to planting in streets or roads. It should not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.4

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern

For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.5-2.5m
  • Spread 2-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Fabaceae
  • Botanical Name Acacia acinacea
  • Common Name Gold-dust Wattle
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW,
  • Habit Arching
  • Landscape Hills, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Yellow
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Globular
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region