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Acacia decurrens 'Queen Wattle' - 10x Seeds
Acacia decurrens, commonly known as Queen Wattle or Early Green Wattle, is a perennial tree or shrub native to eastern NSW including Sydney, the Greater Blue Mountains, the Hunter Region, and south west to the ACT. It grows to a height of 2–15 m and it flowers from July to September.
The small yellow or golden-yellow flowers are very cottony in appearance. Flowering is followed by the seed pods, which are ripe over November to January.
Bush food uses:
Edible seeds - Wattle seeds were traditionally used as food by Aboriginal Australians and eaten either green (and cooked) or dried (and milled to a flour) to make a type of bush bread. The flowers are edible and are used in fritters.Cultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. Useful as an understory and ground cover plant. Very fast growing, hardy, and resistant to salt spray.
Prefers well-drained soils and is drought tolerant.
Acacia seeds come in a range of sizes from very tiny to a few millimeters. As a general rule Acacia seed should be sown to the depth of the seed.
Place the seed in a container and cover with boiled water and allow to soak overnight.
The swollen seed can then be sown, re-treat seeds that have not swollen yet until you're satisfied that the pre-treatment has worked.
Although most Australian native/ endemic seed can be sown throughout the seasons across Australia it is advisable to sow in Spring or Summer in colder regions. The optimum temperate to ensure the best possible germination rate for sowing many Australian native/ endemic species is around 18-22°C.
See above.The seed will lodge in the pores of your seed starting mix once misted with water.
Spring & AutumnPlace in a warm sunny position and keep moist to avoid drying out.
Seeds of many native/endemic species require specific conditions that mimic their natural habitat or specially formulated seed treatments, to break dormancy.
Do not be to quick to discard pots that haven't yet shown signs of seed germination. Seeds will often lay dormant until conditions are optimal and will produce amazing results, long after they have been forgotten.
Pre-treatment of smoke is recommended for most native species.Research shows that many members of this species are responsive to pre-treatment of smoke, which mimocs an Australian bushfire. Although germination will may occur without smoke treatment it has proved be beneficial in reducing the number of days to germination and increasing germination rates of this species.Smoke treatments are simple and can be undertaken by applying to the surface after sowing.
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