Coastal Wattle
Herb latin name: Coastal Wattle,Coastal Wattle Extract
Latin name: Acacia sophorae
Family: Leguminosae
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Coastal dunes. Other uses of Coastal Wattle: A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers. A green dye is obtained from the seed poHabitat of the herb: the herb: Coastal dunes.
Other uses of Coastal Wattle: A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers. A green dye is obtained from the seed pods. The extensive root system of this plant helps to prevent soil erosion.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a sunny position in a warm greenhouse. Stored seed should be scarified, pre-soaked for 12 hours in warm water and then sown in a warm greenhouse in March. The seed germinates in 3 - 4 weeks at 25℃. As soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and grow them on in a sunny position in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and consider giving them some protection from the cold for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood with a heel, July/August in individual pots in a frame. Overwinter in a greenhouse for the first winter and plant out in their permanent positions in late spring or early summer. Fair percentage.
Cultivation of Coastal Wattle: Coastal dunes.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Acacia sophorae: None known
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