Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle,Sweet Wattle,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Native shrub that naturally occurs along the coast from southern Queensland to Tasmania. It gets to a height of up to 3.5m tall, has long grey green foliage and sweetly scented pale cream globular flowers in winter and spring.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Erosion Control, Fragrant Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Fabaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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