Acacia cultriformisScientific name: Acacia cultriformis Cunn. ex Don cv. Cascade Author: Allan Cunningham (1791-1839), George Don (1764-1814) Common name: Acacia ‘Cascade’ Family: Fabaceae - Mimosoideae |
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LocationA golden waterfall of flowers tumbles over basalt rock in Bed AR86. In the centre of the loop path above the large pond this is part of the Australian Section of the Rock Garden. It is a great place to admire Australian plant treasures. |
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This plant is a prostrate form of Acacia cultriformis, Knife-leaved Wattle, and has been in this garden bed for 12 years. Usually a 2 to 4 metre high shrub, Acacia cultriformis occurs naturally from south-eastern Queensland to southern New South Wales, mainly in eucalypt woodland along the western slopes of the Great Divide. The prostrate, ‘Austraflora Cascade’ cultivar was registered in 1980 by Victoria’s Austraflora Nursery. It is listed as a ‘waterwise’ groundcover by the Australian Plant Society (formerly SGAP) in their Waterwise Plant Guide. If you are game to go hunting for more wattle wonders then seek out the stunning red flowers covering Acacia leprosa cultivar ‘Scarlet Blaze’, the floral emblem for Victoria’s Centenary of Federation celebrations. The lower boundary of the Southern Hemisphere Woodland, where is adjoins the Eurasian Woodland is the place to admire this beauty. |
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