| Family | Mimosaceae |
|---|---|
| Description | Medium-large open shrub with long arching branches. Extremely fast growing and also short-lived. |
| Flowering Time | Late winter- early spring |
| Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
| Florabank Profile | |
| Vegetation Communities | Dry sclerophyll forest and heath. |
| Soil Types | Grows in sandy and skeletal soils |
| Values / Uses | |
| Revegetation / Habitat Values | Very useful primary coloniser for hostile soils. Occurs in the upper Hunter but also very useful and successful coloniser on mine spoil in the central Hunter |
| Amenity / Ornamental Values | Spectacular in flower, the relatively large flower heads seem to drip from the racemes. Bark an attractive silvery colour which harmonises with the blue-grey foliage. Be prepared to replant after 5 years. |
| Other Values | |
| Tolerances | |
| Water Deficit | high |
| Compaction | low |
| Waterlogging | low |
| Shade | average-low |
| Minimum Temperature | -8 degrees |
| Seed & Germination Details | |
| Average no. Seeds per Gram | contact us for details |
| Viability Period | long |
| Dormancy | physical-hard seed coat |
| Treatment | heat/scarification |
| Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | 3-27 |
| Direct Seeding | easy |