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Fabaceae
Acacia sophorae
Acacia sophorae
Also known as Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae, Mimosa sophorae, Phyllodoce sophorae, Acacia longifolia var. sophorae
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Acacia · Coastal Wattle · Australian Native · Shrub · Fast-Growing · Yellow Flowers · Coastal · Drought Adaptable · Wildlife Garden
Coastal wattle is a hardy, fast-growing Australian shrub well suited to coastal gardens and sandy soils. It thrives in partial shade to full sun and requires minimal watering once established. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage dense growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8.3
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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