Acacia verticillata var. verticillata ‘Prickly Moses’ Tas species
$4.50 – $15.00
Origin: Tas, Vic, NSW, SA. Tasmanian provenance.
Spreading dense shrub 2.0-2.5m height. Width 2.5-3.0m. Evergreen. Growth rate fast. Use for screen and windbreak. Any soil with good drainage including gravel. Full sun to part shade. Very frost hardy. Very drought resistant once established. Extremely wind firm. Yellow flowers in Spring. Tip prune only. Does not respond to hard pruning.
Features: Useful anti-pedestrian plant. Nesting plant for small birds.
Feature Codes: BCDENOPST
Seeds per gram: 100
Description
| Origin |
Tas, Vic, NSW, SA |
| Form: |
Spreading dense shrub |
| Type: |
Evergreen |
| Height (typical): |
2.0-2.5m |
| Width (typical): |
2.5-3.0m |
| Growth rate: |
Fast |
| Uses: |
Screen, windbreak |
| Soil type: |
Any soil with good drainage (inc. gravel) |
| Position: |
Full sun to part shade |
| Frost hardiness: |
Very frost hardy |
| Drought tolerance: |
Very drought resistant (once established) |
| Wind firmness: |
Extremely wind firm |
| Windbreak position: |
Second row planting |
| Flowering time: |
Spring |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune only. Doesn’t respond to hard |
|
pruning |
| Features: |
Useful anti-pedestrian plant. |
|
Nesting plant for small birds (eg. wrens) |
