1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Valley, wooded grassland
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
910.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
Pink, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove all suckers, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
Fertilize in late fall, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Scale, Spot anthracnose, Thripes, Verticillium Wilt
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PELTOPHORUM africanum
MAGNOLIA 'Galaxy'
7.2 Common Name
Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle
Magnolia, Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.1 In Hindi
Black Wattle Tree
Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.2 In German
Schwarz Akazie Baum
Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.3 In French
Noir Arbre Wattle
Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.4 In Spanish
Negro del árbol del zarzo
Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.5 In Greek
Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο
Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore da acácia negra
Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.7 In Polish
Czarne Drzewo akacji
Magnolia Galaxy
7.2.8 In Latin
Niger Wattle ligno
Magnolia Galaxy
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Gentianales
Not Available
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
8.8 Tribe
Caesalpinieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species