Herb latin name: Golden Wattle,Golden Wattle Extract

Latin name: Acacia pycnantha

Family: Leguminosae

Habitat of the herb: the herb: Thickets, or as an under-storey in Eucalyptus forests, especially on very poor soils. Other uses of Golden Wattle: A yellow dye

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Thickets, or as an under-storey in Eucalyptus forests, especially on very poor soils.

Other uses of Golden 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. It is often planted for this purpose on sandy banks. The bark is rich in tannin. On a 10% moisture basis, the bark contains 40.8% tannin.

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 Golden Wattle: Thickets, or as an under-storey in Eucalyptus forests, especially on very poor soils.

Medicinal use of the herb: None known

Known hazards of Acacia pycnantha: None known

Herb latin name: Golden Wattle,Golden Wattle Extract

Latin name: Acacia pycnantha

Family: Leguminosae

Habitat of the herb: the herb: Thickets, or as an under-storey in Eucalyptus forests, especially on very poor soils. Other uses of Golden Wattle: A yellow dye

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Thickets, or as an under-storey in Eucalyptus forests, especially on very poor soils.

Other uses of Golden 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. It is often planted for this purpose on sandy banks. The bark is rich in tannin. On a 10% moisture basis, the bark contains 40.8% tannin.

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 Golden Wattle: Thickets, or as an under-storey in Eucalyptus forests, especially on very poor soils.

Medicinal use of the herb: None known

Known hazards of Acacia pycnantha: None known