Acacia deanei: is
known as Deane’s Wattle and was discovered by and named after Henry
Deane. Acacia deanei will grow into a tall, upright shrub or small tree
with light green bipinnate of “ferny” foliage. The species has pale
yellow, globular flowers that appear throughout the year. Both foliage and
flowers are features of this attractive wattle. Because of the long flowering
period, Deane’s Wattle will bring that spring time feeling to the garden
throughout the year.
We are sentimentally attached to Acacia deanei because it grew in large
numbers around our home when we live and worked in Warrumbungle National Park
many years ago.
Deane’s Wattle could be cultivated as a stand-alone specimen plant, in
native hedgerows and windbreaks.
There are two sub-species. Botanically there are differences but our feeling
is that horticulturally they are identical.
Acacia deanei is found throughout the Slopes, Plains and Southern
Tablelands of NSW as well as Queensland and Victoria.
We have a number of specimens growing at Yallaroo. Some are over ten years old
and are still surviving, thriving and blooming bounteously.
Propagate from seeds.