Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Australia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
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Number of Varieties
220
0
40000
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Habitat
open forests
along watercourse, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-4
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval/Rounded
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
530.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
530.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
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
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
Silver Wattle
तरबूज़
In German
Silver Wattle
Wassermelone
In French
Mimosa d'été
Citrullus lanatus
In Spanish
acacia amarilla
Citrullus lanatus
In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
καρπούζι
In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Citrullus lanatus
In Polish
Silver Wattle
Citrullus lanatus
In Latin
Silver Wattle
Citrullus lanatus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Cucurbitales
Family
Fabaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Acacia
Citrullus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Benincaseae
Subfamily
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Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
9501000
1
27800
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