Type of Plant
Tall Shrub
Size
5m tall x 2m spread
Flower Structure
Fluffy flowers in clusters.
Flower Colour
Cream
Flowers When?
Winter
Leaves
Foliage sickle shaped with one side of the blade wider.
Light Levels
Full Sun, Light Shade
Soil Types
Acid to neutral sandy, Loam, Sandy, Light forest soil, Sandy loam
Soil Moisture
Well Drained, Moist some of the time
Garden Use
Garden Filler, Mass plantings
Care
Low maintanance
Special Features
fast growing, Good protection for small birds
Attracts
Bees, Seed Eating Birds, Other Insects
Family
Mimosaceae
Cultivars, Hybrids, Varieties
History, meaning of the name
The species name is derived from the Latin word falx “sickle”.
Distribution
Coastal regions and on the eastern slopes of the Great Divide from near Narooma, New South Wales, N to Bundaberg and also near Herberton and Ingham (c. 900 km N of Bundaberg), Queensland.