Acacia iteaphylla – Flinders Range Wattle

Acacia iteaphylla - Flinders Range wattle
Acacia iteaphylla - Flinders Range wattle

This adaptable wattle features beautiful silvery weeping foliage with a great display of pale yellow flowers in spring. It is a medium to large shrub with longish, narrow leaves and it varies in the degree to which these weep, with some forms of the species being more pendulous than others. The seed pods also have an ornamental, silvery appearance when they are immature. Prune lightly after flowering and watch for borers in the trunk.

Family : Fabaceae

Cultivar Name:

Plant Type : Large shrub

Width : 6

Flowering Time : Spring

Soil Type : Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil

Climate Zone : Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool

Growth Habit : Evergreen, Spreading, Weeping

Soil Moisture : Dry, Well-drained

Special Uses : Erosion control, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly

Scientific Name: Acacia iteaphylla

Common Name : Wattle

Height : 5

Flower Color : Yellow

pH Level : Acid, Neutral, Alkaline

Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant

Light : Sunny

Lifespan :

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost

Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Butterflies, Other insects