Acacia cognata 'Bower Beauty'
BOWER BEAUTY RIVER WATTLE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to neutral

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
1.2m

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Pruning: Tip prune during the season to maintain density.

Watering: Water at the base rather than the foliage.

Fertilising: Apply slow release fertiliser in late winter or early spring.

 
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Acacia cognata 'Bower Beauty'
BOWER BEAUTY RIVER WATTLE
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to neutral

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
1.2m

FEATURES

Flowers: cream

Flowering Time: early spring, late winter

Leaves: light green; copper new leaves


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, oriental, formal, contemporary, coastal & bush designs

Uses: formal hedge, informal hedge, formal edging, informal edging, pot, mass planting, accents

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting






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