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Myth Buster:Wattles rarely cause hayfever (it is mostly grasses)
Botanical Name:Acacia lanigera
synonym:   Racosperma lanigerum
Common Name:hairy wattle , woolly wattle
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tree (up to 6 m)
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun
Sandy, Clay, Infertile, Dry, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
Grows up to 2 m high
Flowers:The bright yellow globular flowerheads appear in the leaf axils from May to October.
General
Comments:
It has an erect or spreading habit. Regular pruning will keep this hardy shrub in good shape. Frost hardy (will tolerate frosts to -7 degrees C). Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well-drained positions in most soils.


Further
Information:
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  2. Australian Plant Society (NSW)
  3. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
  4. iNaturalist
  5. NatureMapr (Canberra)
  6. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)
Plant
Propagation:

From scarified seed or boiling water treatment



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