Acacia baileyana Purpurea
Common name: Mimosa, Purple fern-leaf
R.H.S. Award Winner. A spectacular evergreen, spreading, graceful, arching small tree or large shrub with silvery blue-grey fern-like feathery leaves which are tinged purple when emerging. Sweetly fragrant bright golden-yellow flowers, in small globose clusters appear in late winter through to early spring. Can also be trained onto a trellis. Best in full sun; once established it is frost tolerant and moderately drought tolerant. Neutral to acid soil, well-drained. 5-7m in 10 years. Conditions: Sun
Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Styles: Cottage Garden, Exotic, Mediterranean
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large
Coastal: Coastal (general)
Fragrant: Yes
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