Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acacia cognata Limelight Dwarf Bower Wattle, Dwarf River Wattle,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Bun Shaped
Description:
Very popular,striking dwarf lime-green foliaged wattle with a mounting habit. Great as a feature or mass planted for impact. Fine and pendulous in appearance, this shrub is perfect as an attractive potted feature but also hardy enough for commercial use. Tolerates most soil types, if you want to plant in humid conditions, raise beds to increase airflow. May also be available as a grafted standard. Grows approx 60cm tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Pruning is not generally required but can be cut back by a third in the warmer months. If pruned, you will be rewarded with a flush of lush, lime coloured re-growth. Generally a trouble-free addition to any plantscape. Water well until established, then in extended dry periods. Feed annually in spring with a native fertiliser. Also makes a striking, low informal hedge. Information and images courtesy of Plants Management Australia.
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Mimosaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High