baileyana Purpurea

Acacia baileyana Purpurea

Botanical Acacia baileyana Purpurea Name: Common Purple Cootamundra Wattle,Purple Cootamundra Names: Wattle, Native: Yes Foliage Type: Evergreen Type: Plant Habit: Dense, Upright

Description: Acacia baileyana Purpurea has the new foliage appear in blue to purple tones. It is a small from 3 to 10 metres high. It has bright yellow rounded flowers that bloom in late winter to spring providing a mass display of gold to the landscape. It is a very hardy tree suitable to a wide range of climates. The plant has a tendency to become naturalised and is now considered to be an environmental weed in many areas. For this reason it should not be grown in areas anywhere near natural bushland.

Mature Height: 4-10m Position: Full Sun Mature Width: 2-4m Soil Type: Any, Well Drained

Family Name: Landscape Use(s): Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Origin: Australia Wind Break, Container / Pot, Shade Tree

Characteristics: Pest & Diseases: Foliage Colours: Blue, Green, Grey, Purple Generally trouble free Flower Colours: Yellow

Flower Fragrant: No Cultural Notes: Flowering Season: TBA Plant in well drained soil, apply an organic mulch and fertilise with a slow release Fruit: Yes native fertiliser.

Requirements: Growth Rate: Fast Plant Care: Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well Maintenance Level: Low Water Usage: Low

Tolerances: Drought: High Frost: High Wind: High

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