Scientific Name | Acacia suaveolens |
Size and form | An attractive, open, sparsely branched shrub 1-3m high and 2-5m wide. |
Flowers, leaves and fruit | Scented, globular cream-coloured flower inflorescences occur from April to October. Fruit is a pale blue, flat and waxy pod. Foliage is stiff, linear, blue-green phyllode, with a pointed or hooked tip. Branchlets are flat. |
Growing conditions | Suitable for well-drained sandy soil in a full-sun or part-shade position. Often planted as a fast-growing low windbreak or screen. |