Erect evergreen shrub which becomes bushy with age. In spring, bright yellow flowerheads are produced. Leaves are reduced to flattened leaf-stalks called phyllodes which are mostly lance-shaped. Usually produced in winter or spring and found in tropical to warm-temperate regions such as; South America, Kenya, South Africa, Polynesia and Australia.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Root size
- 2.5 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Loam
- Tolerances
- Frost
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Spring
- Colours
- Yellow, Green, Blue
- Gardens
- Cottage Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Native Garden