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Acacia coriacea subsp. coriacea

Acacia coriacea subsp. coriacea, known as dogwood or wirewood, is a bushy shrub or small tree native to coastal dunes of Western Australia. It is grown for its silvery phyllodes and yellow flowers, and needs sandy, free-draining soil and full sun.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or light soil, low in fertility.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Acacia coriacea subsp. coriacea, commonly known as dogwood or wirewood is a subspecies of Acacia coriacea that is endemic to Western Australia. It is a bushy, erect, sometimes semi-prostrate or wind-pruned shrub or tree with mostly erect, linear to very narrowly elliptic phyllodes, yellow to cream-coloured flowers and openly curved pods.

Where it grows

This subspecies of Acacia coriacea is mostly commonly found on coastal dunes or on beach sand along the coast and offshore islands between Dirk Hartog Island and Dorre Island, and Point Samson in the north of Western Australia.

Other Acacia plants

Acacia abbatiana · Acacia abbreviata · Acacia abrupta · Acacia acanthaster · Harrow Wattle · Acacia acellerata · Gold-dust acacia · Acacia aciphylla · Acacia acoma · Acacia acradenia · Strap Leaved Wattle · Acacia acuaria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia coriacea subsp. coriacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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