Acacia glaucoptera is a small wattle with an unusual habit. It has long serrated foliage that is a dark greeny, bluey colour that intensifies to a dark red at the tips, so it looks quite attractive even when it’s not in flower.

Acacia Glaucoptera

It flowers over winter and has round yellow wattle type flowers that appear along the length of the long stems, so it will put on quite a display when at the height of its flowering.

I like it not only because it is very drought tolerant but also because it quite unusual in appearance and is rarely seen in gardens and nurseries. The other great feature of this little Acacia is that it has a fairly dense habit that only needs pruning if you want to control its size.

It should be grown in a well drained soil or a raised bed and planted in full sun. It also grows fairly quickly to about 1m, has a spreading habit and I reckon it’s pretty easy to grow. Acacia Glaucoptera could also be pruned into a small informal hedge as well if desired.

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