Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'

Grey-green ferny leaves, with new growth emerging in a striking purple colour. A mass of gold-yellow flowers through winter. Grows best in dry or stony soil with good drainage. Drought tolerant once established. An outstanding foliage and flower tree.

Exotic

Evergreen

Tolerates light frosts

Tolerates drought

Tolerates coastal sites

Tolerates windy sites

Dry soils

Rocky soils

Sandy soils

Full sun

Part shade

Street

Attracts bees

Family: Fabaceae, legume, pea, or bean family, a family of flowering plants.

Genus: Acacia, acacia (Latin), derived from the Greek ἀκακία (akakía), a name given by the early Greek botanist-physician Pedanius Dioscorides, which, in turn, was derived from the Greek noun ἀκίς (akís), meaning 'sharp, pointed object', in reference to the characteristic thorns on many species in this genus. Commonly known as wattle or acacia, a genus of various trees and shrubs.

Species: Acacia baileyana, baileyana (Latinised), honouring the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey (1827 - 1915).

Cultivar: Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'

Common Name: Cootamundra Wattle

Description: Grey-green ferny leaves, with new growth emerging in a striking purple colour. A mass of gold-yellow flowers through winter. Grows best in dry or stony soil with good drainage. Drought tolerant once established. An outstanding foliage and flower tree.

Height: 5m

Width: 4m

Uses: Street, Attracts bees

Tolerates: Light frosts, Drought, Coastal, Windy

Soil Type: Dry soils, Rocky soils, Sandy soils

Sun and Shade: Full sun, Part shade

Winter Foliage: Evergreen

Origin: Exotic

Foliage:

• Summer: Grey, Green

• Autumn: Grey, Green

• Winter: Grey, Green

• Spring: Purple

Flowers:

• Summer: None

• Autumn: None

• Winter: Yellow

• Spring: None