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Acacia scopulorum

Acacia scopulorum
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Acacia scopulorum is a tree or large shrub to about 5 m, native to the Northern Territory of Australia, grown mainly for its narrow phyllodes and yellow flower spikes. It suits a warm, dry, sunny site with well-drained soil.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water young plants regularly until established, then irrigate sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor, rocky soils.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
N. Northern Territory
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Acacia scopulorum is a plant in the subgenus, Juliflorae, of the genus, Acacia in the family Fabaceae, endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia.

Where it grows

It has been found in flower through December to April, and in fruit through January to May, and also in July.

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 scopulorum 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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