Oleander wattle is an evergreen Australian tree or large shrub, usually 3 to 8 m tall, grown for its silvery-green phyllodes and fluffy yellow flower heads. It is a drought-tolerant plant best suited to full sun and well-drained soil.
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water young plants regularly until established, then let the soil dry between waterings; it tolerates drought well.
Soil
Well-drained soil, including poor or sandy soils; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
Hardy in mild to warm climates; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland
About
Acacia neriifolia, also known as the oleander wattle, silver wattle or pechy wattle, is a tree in the genus Acacia native to north eastern Australia. It is common in the Moonbi Ranges.
How to grow it
In gardens it is useful as a shade tree or as an informal screen that grows in full sun or part shade and is drought tolerant.
Where it grows
The plant is endemic to Queensland and New South Wales. It is found in New South Wales on the eastern tablelands and slopes of the Great Dividing Range, from around Tamworth and Barradine in the south extending north into Queensland. It is often found among granite outcrops as a part of dry sclerophyll forest and woodland communities.
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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.