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Silver Wattle
Silver Wattle

Carissa
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Shrub

Origin

Australia
Southern Africa

Types

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Carissa bispinosa, Carissa carandas

Number of Varieties

220
0 40000
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Habitat

open forests
Coastal Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-9

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval/Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

530.00 cm90.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

530.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

Brown
Light Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Low
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red spider mite
Insects, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Thripes, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt
Shade areas

Facts

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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

-
Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Windbreak
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Used as a dye
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Acacia retinodes
CARISSA macrocarpa

Common Name

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Carissia

In Hindi

Silver Wattle
Carissa

In German

Silver Wattle
carissa

In French

Mimosa d'été
carissa

In Spanish

acacia amarilla
carissa

In Greek

ασήμι μιμόζα
carissa

In Portuguese

Acacia retinodes
carissa

In Polish

Silver Wattle
carissa

In Latin

Silver Wattle
carissa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Gentianales

Family

Fabaceae
Apocynaceae

Genus

Acacia
Carissa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Carisseae

Subfamily

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Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

950100
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Wattle and Carissa

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Importance of Silver Wattle and Carissa

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Compare Facts of Silver Wattle vs Carissa

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Silver Wattle vs Carissa and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Silver Wattle are whereas of Carissa have Toxic respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Silver Wattle has no showy fruits and Carissa has showy fruits. Also Silver Wattle is not flowering and Carissa is not flowering . You can compare Silver Wattle and Carissa facts and facts of other plants too.