Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
162
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40000
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Habitat
Valley, wooded grassland
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-127-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm10.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Chocolate
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Palmate
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Pollen
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
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
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
Flowers
Other Uses
Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PELTOPHORUM africanum
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Black Wattle Tree
Persian Buttercup
In German
Schwarz Akazie Baum
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Noir Arbre Wattle
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
Negro del árbol del zarzo
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Árvore da acácia negra
ranúnculo
In Polish
Czarne Drzewo akacji
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Niger Wattle ligno
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Rosopsida
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Order
Gentianales
Ranunculales
Family
Fabaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Peltophorum
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Caesalpinieae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
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Number of Species
15600
1
27800
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