Acacia Desert Carpet

Acacia redolens low boy prostrate acacia a low growing shrub to 1 to 2 feet tall by 10 to 15 feet wide with dense habit and much branched with stems covered with narrow 2 to 4 inch long gray green leaves technically phyllodes.

Acacia desert carpet.

Does not take well to foot traffic when used as a ground cover because of its brittle stems and branches. Acacia redolens desert carpet mature height. It is a dense small to medium sized shrub that usually reaches heights of 0 5 to 3 rarely up to 5 or even 7 meters. Acacia redolens desert carpet prostrate acacia groundcover.

Full sun water requirements. Acacia redolens commonly known as the bank catclaw or the desert carpet is a shrub of the genus acacia and the subgenus plurinerves. Desert carpet prostrate acacia low growing evergreen ground cover blooms in spring yellow puff balls height 2 spread to 12 drought tolerant heat tolerant use on banks with poor soil. Desert carpet mountain states wholesale nursery and low boy san marcos growers are two cultivars with intensely prostrate growth habits.

This low growing thornless groundcover is ideal for covering large spaces and providing erosion control. Deep infrequent water fertilizers. The desert carpet cultivar is a reliably prostrate form of the australian native. Small vanilla scented yellow flowers appear in spring but are not very showy.

Prostrate acacia acacia redolens also known as bank catclaw is a fast growing plant native to australia. Although dwarf cultivars like low boy and desert carpet may attain a uniform. We are a wholesale nursery specializing in water efficient plants. Also acacia redolens follows the james dean principle of growing fast and dieing young.

Dr q s desert plant cactus food 5 10 9. 6 light requirements. 1 mature width. The leathery gray green foliage looks good all year and small yellow puffball flowers.

Acacia redolens desert carpet prostrate acacia low growing evergreen ground cover blooms in spring yellow puff balls height 2 spread to 12 drought tolerant heat tolerant use on banks with poor soil.