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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit

Origin

Australia
Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
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Number of Varieties

21
0 40000
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Habitat

open forests
Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-5

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Oval/Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

530.00 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

530.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Elliptic

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering

In Spring

Adequately
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering
Cut leaves after fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red spider mite
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Windbreak
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
constipation, Cough, Respiratory Disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as a dye
Oil is used for aromatherapy

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Acacia retinodes
PRUNUS dulcis 'Carmel'

Common Name

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Almond

In Hindi

Silver Wattle
बादाम

In German

Silver Wattle
Mandel

In French

Mimosa d'été
Amande

In Spanish

acacia amarilla
Almendra

In Greek

ασήμι μιμόζα
Αμύγδαλο

In Portuguese

Acacia retinodes
Amêndoa

In Polish

Silver Wattle
Migdałowy

In Latin

Silver Wattle
amygdalus, impinguabitur locusta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Rosales

Family

Fabaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Acacia
Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
Rosoideae

Number of Species

95050
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Wattle and Almond

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Importance of Silver Wattle and Almond

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Silver Wattle and Almond. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Silver Wattle and Almond as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Silver Wattle is whereas of Almond is constipation, Cough and Respiratory Disorders. Silver Wattle has beauty benefits as follows: while Almond has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Silver Wattle vs Almond

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