Wattle - Acacia Stricta - 300mm AP pot

🌿✨ Acacia stricta – Hop Wattle ✨🌿
 
The Hop Wattle (Acacia stricta) is a hardy, fast-growing Australian native, loved for its soft green foliage and abundant golden-yellow blooms. 💛 Naturally found across south-eastern Australia, it’s a versatile small wattle ideal for gardens, screening, and revegetation projects.
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 300mm air-prune pot – advanced young plant 🌳
✔️ Quick to establish in both gardens and natural settings.
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun to part shade ☀️🌤️
✔️ Adapts to a wide range of soils, including poor and sandy ground.
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Soft, mid-green foliage with slender phyllodes 🌿
✔️ Covered in bright yellow ball-shaped flowers in spring 💛
✔️ Evergreen – provides colour and cover year-round.
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Upright, bushy shrub to small tree
✔️ Grows approx. 2–5m tall × 2–4m wide
✔️ Responds well to pruning after flowering to keep neat.
 
💡 Special Characteristics
🌿 Fast-growing native for quick cover
🌿 Bird and pollinator attracting 🐦🐝
🌿 Tolerant of drought, frost, and poor soils
🌿 Great for natural landscapes and low-maintenance gardens
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Plant in groups for a mass of golden spring flowers
✔️ Use as a screening shrub in native gardens
✔️ Perfect for wildlife-friendly or low-maintenance plantings
✔️ Combine with grevilleas and banksias for a colourful native display