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Fabaceae
Golden Wattle
Acacia pycnantha
Unity and resilience.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acacia
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 10-26 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It is the official floral emblem of Australia and appears on the country's coat of arms.
- National Wattle Day is celebrated on September 1st each year across Australia.
- The bark contains up to 40% tannin and was historically used for leather tanning by European settlers.
- Aboriginal Australians used the gum as a food source and adhesive for thousands of years.
- Its phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks) replace true leaves as an adaptation to conserve water in arid climates.
Color meanings
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friendship
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resilience
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national pride