Tasmanian Native Plants & Wildflowers

Acacia suaveolens

Sweet Scented Wattle

Description

Attractive shrub with blue grey leaves.
0.5-1 x 3-3.5 meters.

Landscape Features

Suitable for coastal plantings. Good for wind breaks and low screens, responds well to pruning.

Flower Features

Flowers late Autumn/spring. Long narrow clusters of cream/pale yellow balls with a sweet scent, the buds are covered by brown bracts. Elongated brown pods.

Growing Conditions

Likes a well drained position. Grows well on the coast but will not tolerate severe salt spray. Full or dapled shade and sun. Suitable for light to heavy soils, well drained.