Description

A multi-trunked shrub or small tree featuring attractive, gray-green triangular foliage, tightly held to arching gray branches; clusters of fragrant, bright yellow flowers in spring; reliable cold hardiness; an excellent water conservation shrub

Landscape Attributes

Knifeleaf Wattle is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Knifeleaf Wattle is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Knifeleaf Wattle will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in sandy soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.