Acacia rostellifera
Summer-scented Wattle
Our local form of Acacia rostellifera is mostly clonal – that is, it spreads by suckering. Population at Point Picquet.
Family: FABACEAE
Genus: Acacia
Species: rostellifera
Origin: Busselton and Surrounds
Soil Preferences: Coastal Alkaline, Sand
Tolerances: Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Salt
Plant Uses: Bird Attracting, Bird Attracting - Insect Eaters, Bird Attracting - Seed Eaters, Fragrant Flowers, Hedge, Insect attracting, Screening, Shelterbelt, Shrubbery, Suckering Plant, Windbreak
Growth Forms: Large Shrubs/Small Trees
Size Range: 5-8m
Lifespan: Perennial
Flowering Times: Spring, Summer
Flowering Months: 07 Jul, 08 Aug, 09 Sep, 10 Oct, 11 Nov, 12 Dec
Flowering Colours: Yellow
FloraBase: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3525
Wholesale Availability: Available for wholesale ordering and purchase at the Nursery.
Please call us on 0429644885 to enquire about purchasing.