A soft, weeping wattle with fine fringed foliage and a profuse late-winter display of fragrant lemon-gold pom-poms. Fast, hardy and ideal as an informal screen or quick filler.
At a glance
- Plant type: Shrub
- Mature size: 4 m H × 3 m W
- Aspect: full sun and part shade or morning sun
- Water: happy on low water
- Frost: hardy
- Maintenance: low maintenance
- Origin: Australian native
About Fringed Wattle
Acacia fimbriata is a fast-growing shrub in the Fabaceae family, native to New South Wales and Queensland. It reaches around 4 m tall and 3 m wide at maturity, with evergreen foliage. Yellow flowers appear in winter and spring.
Where to grow Fringed Wattle
Fringed Wattle suits subtropical and warm-temperate climates and grows best in full sun and part shade or morning sun. It is frost hardy and shrugs off cold winters. It also is a genuinely water-wise choice.
Soil & planting
Fringed Wattle does best in loamy, free-draining and clay soil. Plant into well-prepared ground, firm the soil around the roots and water deeply to settle it in. For a screen, space plants about 1.8 m apart.
Watering & feeding
Fringed Wattle performs well with relatively little water once established. As an Australian native, feed it only with a low-phosphorus native fertiliser. For the first year, favour occasional deep watering over frequent shallow drinks so roots move into the surrounding soil.
Pruning & care
Prune Fringed Wattle after flowering to keep it compact and encourage the next flush of blooms. It clips well, so trim two or three times a year for a formal finish. Its ongoing care level is low maintenance.
Using Fringed Wattle in the garden
Fringed Wattle earns its place for a fast screen or informal hedge, a windbreak, feeding bees and pollinators and its fragrance.
Companion planting & design
Build the planting around neighbours suited to the same happy on low water and subtropical climate as Fringed Wattle. Repeating the foliage or flower colour nearby will make the composition feel deliberate. It combines naturally with other Australian natives in a habitat or water-wise garden.
Buying Fringed Wattle
Plant Sale lists Fringed Wattle as tube stock, potted plants and seed. Use the interest form above to check current sizes, pricing and availability before ordering.
Prefer to grow it yourself? See the Fringed Wattle seed sowing guide for depth, timing and germination.
