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ACACIA dealbata
Commonly known as Mimosa, Silver wattle
Florists mimosa. Yellow scented flowers
Further Reading....
- Design your own garden: The town garden
- Gift Ideas: Christmas Gift Ideas
- Gift Ideas: Silver Wedding Plants
- Plants for specific locations: Patio Plants - Summer Patio Plants/Pot Plants
- Plants for specific types of garden: Scented Plants
- Plants with particular characteristics: Flowering Trees
- Plants beginning with 'A'
- Search Caerhays Garden Diary for more info & pictures
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Evergreen - fern-like 2-pinnate, hairy leaves, 12cm (5in) long, each with 40-80 linear, glaucous to silvery leaflets.
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Yellow -
Height - 15-30m (50-100ft) -
Spread - 6-10m (20-33ft)
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Tree - open habit. Produces flower heads 5mm (¼in) across
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Tender - cool or frost free greenhouse - Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen. Except in frost-free inner-city areas or coastal extremities requires glasshouse conditions. Plant can withstand temperatures down to 1°C (34°F) -
Full sun - sheltered site. -
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - red spider mites under glass. -
Place of origin - Australia (New South Wales to Tasmania). -
Flower Shape - Racemes - terminal racemes 10-20cm (4-8in) long
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Garden Location/Conditions - Australian / New Zealand
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Patio / pot plants
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Hardiness - Half hardy (down to 0)
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Scented Plants - Scented flowers
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Seasonal Interest - Winter
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil
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Neutral to acid soil
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Tree Shape - Rounded to broadly spreading
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Acacia - Growing Guide
Shrubs - Care Guide
- How to plant/move a shrub
- How to plant/move a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fertisiling shrubs - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Mulching - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning a shrub - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
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15-30m (50-100ft)
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Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
Garden Goodies
Slate Tie-on Plant Labels
Hand made in Cornwall, these delightful natural slate labels are perfect for pots.
Comes with chalk pen. Pack of 5
Only £10.20
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