Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic
Australia
Types
242
Acacia aneura, Corkwood
Number of Varieties
20015
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Swamps, Terrestrial, Woodlands
Scrubs, tussock grasslands, Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-1410-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-10
Sunset Zone
H2
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm550.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Rose, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Tan, Sandy Brown, Sienna, Ivory
Lemon yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Phosphate, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial soft rot, Brown Rot, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Insects, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mealybugs
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma, Eye irritation, Headache, Nose Irritation, Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye, Wood is used fore making tools
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
ENCYCLIA hanburyi
ACACIA aneura
Common Name
Encyclia, Orchid
Mulga, True Mulga
In Hindi
आर्किड
Mulga
In German
Orchidee
Mulga
In French
Orchidée
Mulga
In Spanish
Orquídea
Mulga
In Greek
εγκύκλιο
mulga
In Portuguese
orquídea
Mulga
In Polish
orquídea
Mulga
In Latin
Epidendrum
Mulga
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Fabales
Family
Orchidaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Encyclia
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Epidendreae
-
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
-
Number of Species
24230
1
27800
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