Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acacia falcata Sickle Wattle,Sickle Wattle,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Spreading, Upright
Description:
Native shrub or small tree that naturally occurs in Eastern Australia. It can get to about 2-5m tall, it has pale green sickle shaped leaves with a prominent mid-vein. The flowers appear in mass clusters of ball flowers from early winter. A great plant for bush revegetation as it fixes nitrogen to the soil and stabilises loose soil.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Erosion Control, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Wind Break, Native Garden
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: Green
Flower Colour: Cream, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate, High
Wind: High
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