The Native Garden

Tasmanian Native Plants: Shrubs Ac-

Acacia genistifolia          Spreading Wattle

Prostrate or low growing shrub with prickly, dark green leaves and sprays of golden yellow flowers in spring. 0.2-2mx1-2m. Well drained to dry, sunny to lightly shaded sites.

Acacia mucronata var. mucronata            Narrow-Leaf Wattle

Bushy, fast growing shrub with narrow green leaves and pale yellow flower spikes in spring. 3-5mx3-4m. Moist to well drained sites in sun to light shade. Excellent windbreak species in wetter areas, remaining bushy to ground level.

Acacia riceana       Rices Wattle

Tall, bushy shrub of wet forests with beautiful weeping branches. Prickly foliage. Yellow flowers in spring. 3-5mx2-4m. Moist to well drained, sunny to shaded sites.

Acacia sophorae            Coastal Wattle

Hardy, spreading shrub with broad, leathery leaves. Yellow flower spikes in spring. 2-3mx4-6m. Excellent sand stabiliser in coastal sites. Well drained, dry and coastal, sunny sites.

Acacia stricta        Hop Wattle

Bushy shrub with narrow, grey-green leaves and pale lemon flowers in spring. 1.5-2.5mx1-2m. Well drained and dry, sunny sites.

Acacia verniciflua           Varnish Wattle

Open, fast growing understorey shrub with shiny green leaves. Lemon rod flowers in winter-spring. 2-5mx2-3m. Well drained to dry, sunny to shaded position.

Acacia verticillata           Prickly Moses