Family | Mimosaceae |
Description | Large sprawling shrub |
Flowering time | Winter |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | Grassy woodland, riparian woodland and vine thicket |
Soil types | Light-textured and skeletal soils |
Values/uses | |
-revegetation/habitat values | Easy to establish on difficult sites. Very fast growing. |
-amenity/ornamental values | Widely used in gardens and for roadside landscapes in south-eastern Queensland. Attractive bright green foliage gives the plant a lush appearancce belying its drought tolerance. Impressive flowering display. Too large for small gardens. |
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Tolerances | |
-water deficit | high |
-compaction | average to high |
-waterlogging | average |
-shade | low |
-minimum temperature | -3 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 41 |
-viability period | long |
-dormancy | physical |
-treatment | boiling water or scarification |
-days from first to last germination at 25 degrees | 5-21 |
-direct seeding | easy |
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