Acacia dealbata | Silver Wattle | 10_Seeds USDA Hardiness Zone 11b

Acacia dealbata | Silver Wattle | 10_Seeds USDA Hardiness Zone 11bThese seeds were collected from Acacia dealbata, also known as Silver Wattle. This tree likes to live in the full sun where can grow up to 30 feet high, and sports beautiful and fragrant yellow flowers from late winter through the middle of the spring. The flowers can be cooked and eaten and are normally used to make fritters, and the gum from the trunk can be eaten. You can make a yellow dye from the flowers and a green dye from the seed pods. Acacia

USDA Hardiness Zones 6b to 10

inside the house

This fast growing vine will need something to grow on

This is Strelitzia juncea

The fruit itself is slightly sweet and very delicious which is not a big surprise because this plant is in the guava family

The range of color on this blossom is amazing as you watch it turn from white to blue to pink to lavender

and arthritis should not eat this plant

Every now and then you can get an old single bloom

These interesting and unusual trees are drought tolerant and can be planted in full sun

especially Gulf fritillary

Low-Maintenance Artistry: Perfect for containers

Here I am offering seeds from Asclepias hirtella