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Fabaceae
Sweet Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
Chaste love.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
- Native to
- Tropical Americas, Southern United States
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 10-20 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, tolerates poor soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Sweet Acacia's intensely fragrant pom-pom flowers have been used in perfumery since the Renaissance, particularly in France.
- It was one of the first New World plants grown in European gardens, cultivated in Rome's Farnese Gardens by 1611.
- The seed pods, called 'huisache,' are eaten by wildlife and were used by indigenous peoples as food and medicine.
- Its thorns can grow up to 3 inches long and are actually modified stipules at the base of each leaf.
- The heartwood produces a natural dye that ranges from brown to black, used historically for dyeing textiles.
Color meanings
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elegance
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platonic love