Acacia calamifolia
Wallowa
Description: Normally rounded shrub to 3 m, but one population in Victoria reaches 10 m. Phyllodes are narrow, to 8 cm, with bent, pointed tip. Bright yellow fragrant ball flowers appear in spring.
Distribution: SA, Vic., NSW.
Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment.
Cultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils.
Special horticultural attributes:
- Frost hardy (will tolerate frosts to -7 C )
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Text derived from the Acacia sections of the 4th edition of Australian Native Plants by John Wrigley and
Murray Fagg, published in 1996 by Reed Books Pty Ltd
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