Acacia dealbata

Acacia dealbata, or ‘silver wattle’, ‘blue wattle’, is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions of the world. It grows fast, and has a strong resistance.
This plant is suitable for being the barren mountain afforests pioneer tree and can be used for the soil-water conservation.
The colour of its leaves is blue-green to silvery grey. It is said that in moist mountain areas, a white lichen can almost cover the bark, which may contribute to the descriptor "silver". The Latin specific epithet dealbata also means "covered in a white powder".
The plant has numerous globose bright yellow flowerheads, each of them consists of 13-42 individual smaller flowers. 
For planting, Acacia dealbata may not survive in prolonged frost environment. And it prefers a sheltered position in full sun, with acid or neutral soil.
It may be difficult to plant Acacia dealbata by sowing the seeds directly, while the plant can be grown through seedling cultivation, and the soil layer need to be deep, fertile and well drained.

Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.

Acacia Dealbata

Acacia dealbata

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