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ACACIA monticola
Red wattle, or Curly-bark wattle
Family: Fabaceae
Characteristics: Shrub or small tree, 0.6 to 7 metres
Seed per packet: Approx. 15
Seed per gram: Approx. 60
There are over 1200 species of acacia occurring in Australia, making it the largest genus of flowering plants in Australia.
Acacia monticola grows as a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, 0.6 to 7 metres in height, with grey or reddish-brown minni ritchi bark.
It produces yellow flowers from April to August. The simple flowers have fragrant, globular to obloid or occasionally shortly cylindrically shaped flower heads that are 10 to 20 mm in length with light golden flowers. The flowers are not very densely packed in the heads and are relatively large in size.
As with all Acacia, they do not have true leaves; they have modified leaves known as phyllodes.
The phyllodes have a length of 2 to 7 centimetres and a width of 6 to 20 millimetres.
The plant is widespread in arid areas of northern Australia and is common in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and western Queensland.
Grows in various types of soils, including coastal sand, rocky hills and gullies, shrubland, and open woodland, often along rocky watercourses
Acacia monticola was first formally described as Acacia monticola by the botanist John McConnell Black in 1937.
* Image by Mark Marathon CC BY-SA 4.0
Acacia is easy to propagate from seed.
The best time to sow Acacia seed is Late winter and spring. Seed sown in autumn will need to be kept warm until spring.
Avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year.
- Soak in water 24 hours
- Next, soak seeds in near boiling water for 24-48 hours,to help soften the tough exterior and improve germination.
- Sow the seeds to a depth equal to the seed's width.
- Place in a semi-shaded postion.
- Keep the soil moist, avoid overwatering and ensure it doesn’t dry out.
Germination: Typically occurs within two weeks.
* Please note:
- Please do not be too hasty to discard seeds that do not germinate; seeds will often lie dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural germination requirements.
- As with all seeds, they must have adequate water to germinate, keep them moist, but not too wet.
- These growth notes are provided as guidance only and do not guarantee successful germination.
- The customer should do their due diligence that they are suited to their region.
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