Acacia
uncinata
(Previously known as: Acacia undulifolia )
Description: Straggly shrub to 3 m with pendulous branches. Grey-green phyllodes are ovate with undulate margins. Flowers are in golden-yellow balls and occur over a long period of the year.
Distribution: Qld., NSW.
Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment.
Cultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. Recommended for its long flowering period. Very hardy.
Special horticultural attributes:
- Frost hardy (will tolerate frosts to -7 C )
©
Text derived from the Acacia sections of the 4th edition of
Australian Native Plants by
John Wrigley and
Murray Fagg,
published in 1996 by Reed Books Pty Ltd
