Wattles, genus Acacia - Australian Plant Information - ANBG
Commonly known as Wattle, Acacia is the largest genus of vascular plants in Australia. Australia's national floral emblem is Acacia pycnantha, the Golden Wattle. Wattle Day is celebrated on the 1st of September each year.
Wattles - genus Acacia - ANBG
Cultivation: A hardy plant for tropical areas when used in a sunny well-drained site. Special horticultural attributes: Suitable for planting in tropical areas.
Commonwealth - Floral Emblems - Australian Plant Information
The wattle depicted has clusters of spherical flowerheads coloured yellow and blue-grey, and green phyllodes characteristic of many species of Acacia. It is not a botanically accurate representation of A. pycnantha.
Acacia at the Australian National Botanic Gardens - intro - ANBG
Wattles as Garden Plants. Wattles make excellent garden plants. They range from prostrate and low-growing species to larger shrubs and shade trees. Most respond to pruning immediately after flowering and, if carried out regularly, pruning can extend the life of the plant.
Bottlebrush - Callistemon - Australian Plant Information - ANBG
This large bottlebrush is widely cultivated. Plants produce bright red flower spikes which are very rich in nectar and attract many birds. Plants grow in a variety of soils, but can be frost tender, especially when young. Weeping Bottlebrush grows 5 to 7 m tall. Callistemon cultivars
Acacia howittii - Growing Native Plants - ANBG
The dark green phyllodes are 1-2 cm long and slightly sticky, hence the common name of Sticky Wattle. This stickiness is especially noticeable when the tree is being pruned. It responds well to hard pruning and specimens in the Australian National Botanic Gardens, restricted to a height of 1 m, thickened up so rapidly that they formed an ideal ...
Over one hundred wattle species were put to some use by the different Aboriginal groups. Aboriginal plant use can be broken down into three main headings – food, medicine and material use (tools, weapons, etc), and you can find wattles listed under all three.
Callicoma serratifolia - Growing Native Plants - ANBG
Callicoma serratifolia is a plant of historic interest as the first timbers used for the wattle and daub huts of the early settlers were cut from these trees. This plant was common at that time around Sydney Cove.
Acacia flexifolia - Growing Native Plants - ANBG
Acacia flexifolia, the bent-leaf wattle, is such a plant, with the added advantage that it is a small shrub. This makes it a very useful species for planting in some of the smaller spaces in the garden.
Australian National Botanic Gardens - Growing Acacia - ANBG
Snowy River Wattle Description: Rounded shrub, 2-3 m in diameter with narrow phyllodes to 8 cm. Bears profuse golden ball-shaped flowers in spring. Distribution: Vic., NSW. Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment. Cultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most ...