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