Fabaceae
Senegalia greggii
Senegalia greggii
Also known as Acacia greggii var. arizonica, Acacia greggii, Acacia durandiana, Acacia rotundata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Desert · Drought Tolerant · Southwest · Native · Thorny · Xeriscape · Shrub · Acacia · Pollinator · Fragrant Flowers
Catclaw acacia (Senegalia greggii) is a rugged desert shrub or small tree native to the American Southwest and northern Mexico, well adapted to hot, dry conditions and poor soils. Plant it in full sun with excellent drainage and water sparingly once established, as overwatering is the most common cause of decline. Its fragrant cream-yellow flower spikes attract pollinators in spring, and its recurved thorns provide outstanding wildlife shelter — wear gloves when handling.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry thoroughly between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 110°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Iraq, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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