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Acacia rigens
Nealie
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Uses: This wattle is a good ornamental for smaller spaces. It's thin silver-grey foliage makes it a fine contrast plant against darker background plantings.

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


:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.  
 

  • Canopy Shape canopy-domed Domed
  • Height 2-4m
  • Spread 2-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Fabaceae
  • Botanical Name Acacia rigens
  • Common Name Nealie
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, ACT, NT
  • Habit Round
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes, Hills, Coast, Coastal footslopes
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Gold, Yellow
  • Flowering Time Winter, Spring
  • Foliage Silver-grey
  • Flower Type Globular
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Seasonal Colour Autumn, Winter
  • Trunk Furrowed
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region