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Acacia parkerae

Acacia parkerae, known as Parker's wattle, is a shrub from south-western Western Australia. It is grown in gardens where its dry, sandy native conditions can be matched, so keep it in full sun with excellent drainage.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly while establishing, then rely mostly on rainfall and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil; avoid heavy clay and wet feet.
Temperature
Suited to mild, Mediterranean-type climates; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Acacia parkerae, also known as Parker's wattle, is a shrub of the genus Acacia that is native to the south western parts 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 parkerae 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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