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Fern Leaved Wattle

Acacia filicifolia

Also called Fern Leaf Wattle, Green Wattle

Fern Leaved Wattle
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Acacia filicifolia is a fast-growing wattle, native to eastern Australia, with fern-like compound leaves and spherical heads of yellow flowers from autumn to late spring. It is grown as a shrub or small tree in gardens where it has space and well-drained soil.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub, Fern
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; it tolerates dry periods once mature.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy soil, as in its native forest habitat.
Temperature
10–30 °C; frost-tender when young, so protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Queensland to EC. & E. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Acacia filicifolia, commonly known as fern-leaved wattle, is a plant in the legume family, Fabaceae and is native to eastern Australia. It is a shrub or tree with compound leaves resembling fern fronds, and spherical heads of yellow or bright yellow flowers from autumn to late spring. It is a common and widespread species, especially on the coast and tablelands of New South Wales.

Where it grows

Fern-leaved wattle grows in forest in sandy soil, often in gullies and creeks from south-eastern Queensland to Batemans Bay in southern New South Wales. It is mostly found on the coast and nearby tablelands.

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 filicifolia 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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