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White sallow wattle Acacia floribunda
Also called Gossamer wattle
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, flowering
- August, flowering
- September, flowering
- October, not flowering
- November, not flowering
- December, not flowering
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Fast, soft-leaved wattle with fluffy pale cream rod flowers in late winter and spring.
A quick-growing shrub or small tree with narrow, weeping phyllodes. Its pale cream to lemon flower spikes are lightly fragrant and draw in bees. Good for fast screens and creek banks.
In the garden
- Scent
- Fragrant flowers
- Flowers
- Fluffy pale cream to lemon rod-shaped spikes, 3 to 6 cm long.
- Leaves
- Long, narrow, soft, slightly weeping phyllodes.
- Attracts
- Birds, pollinating insects and shelter for small wildlife
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Subtropical and temperate
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Copes with occasional wet
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Some dry spells
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed
Planting
Sun or part shade; does well in moist soil and on creek banks.
Pruning
Prune lightly straight after flowering to keep it dense; it doesn't regrow well from old wood.
Care
No fertiliser needed: like all wattles it fixes its own nitrogen. Older plants are prone to borers and gall wasps.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Order
- Fabales
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria
- Natural range
- Creek banks and forest of eastern Australia, from Queensland to eastern Victoria.
Where to buy
Widely available.
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Further reading
- Acacia floribunda on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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