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Fringed Wattle

Acacia fimbriata · Fabaceae

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

Habit: Shrub
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Low Water
Soil: Loam, Well-Drained, Clay Soil
Climate: Subtropical, Warm Temperate
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 4 m H × 3 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Winter Flowering, Spring Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Hedging & Screening
Windbreak
Bee & Pollinator
Fragrant / Perfumed
Water-Wise

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: beginner
Sowing depth: 5 mm
Method: Raise in trays and transplant
Pre-treatment: Soak seed before sowing
Germination: 14-40 days
Best sown in: spring, autumn
Seed storage life: 10 years