Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ – Cootamundra Wattle
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- Acacia baileyana purpurea – Cootamundra wattle
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- Acacia baileyana purpurea – Cootamundra wattle
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- Acacia baileyana purpurea – Cootamundra wattle
This easy care and fast growing large shrub makes a great colour contrast plant. It has feathery silver-grey bipinnate foliage which features striking purple new growth for most of the year. In spring it is graced with masses of spherical golden yellow flower heads 1 cm in diameter. Best in a sunny position in well drained soils. A good waterwise plant, but can be short lived, usually lasting ten to fifteen years.
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name: | Acacia baileyana |
| Cultivar: | Purpurea |
| Common Name: | Cootamundra Wattle |
| Plant Type: | Small tree, Large shrub |
| Height: | 5 ~ 8 metres |
| Width: | 3 ~ 5 metres |
| Flower Colour: | Yellow |
| Flowering Time: | Spring, Winter |
| Ph Level: | Acid, Neutral, Alkaline |
| Soil Type: | Loamy, Sandy loam |
| Plant Environment: | Low maintenance garden, Drought resistant |
| Climate Zone: | Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean |
| Light: | Sunny |
| Planting Season: | All year |
| Growth Habit: | Evergreen, Spreading |
| Lifespan: | Short lived |
| Soil Moisture: | Well-drained |
| Frost Tolerance: | Tolerates heavy frost, Tolerates light frost |
| Plant Usage: | Screen, Windbreak, Attractive foliage |
| Special Features: | Erosion control, Fast growing |
| Attracts Wildlife: | Bees, Seed eating birds, Other insects |
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The Wildflower Place Erina – NSW
Newcastle Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Harvest Seeds And Native Plant Nursery – Sydney – NSW
Native Grace Nursery – Robertson NSW
Wariapendi Nursery – Colo Vale NSW
Sydney Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Geelong Native Plants – Victoria
Wimmera Native Nursery – Victoria
Forest Heart eco-Nursery – Maleny Queensland
Natives R Us – Traveston – Queensland
Manuka Native Nursery – South Australia
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