Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acacia baileyana Purpurea Purple Cootamundra Wattle,Purple Cootamundra Wattle,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Trees Dense, Upright
Description:
Acacia baileyana Purpurea has the new foliage appear in blue to purple tones. It is a small tree from 3 to 10 metres high. It has bright yellow rounded flowers that bloom in late winter to spring providing a mass display of gold to the landscape. It is a very hardy tree suitable to a wide range of climates. The plant has a tendency to become naturalised and is now considered to be an environmental weed in many areas. For this reason it should not be grown in areas anywhere near natural bushland.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Fabaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green, Grey, Purple
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: TBA
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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