This shrub to small tree has upright slender graceful drooping branches that reach the ground, forming an open rounded crown. It has slender sickle-shaped dark green phyllodes and the cream ball-shaped flowers appear during spring. 

Hardiness zones 8 to 9 

Acacia cognata is naturally found in Australia from coastal East Gippsland in Victoria and extending into southern New South Wales.

It tolerates most well drained moderately fertile moist soils in a full sun to semi shaded, protected position and is moderately drought and frost tolerant.

The Bower Wattle is grown for its flowers and its pendant habit. It is suitable for coastal or mountainous regions up to 600m (1800ft) and is used in parks and gardens in shrub borders or as a specimen plant. It establishes in 1 to 2 years and used in new gardens or commercial sites as a specimen tree or for screen planting. ID 2348

Acacia (a-KAY-see-a) cognata (cog-na-târ)  

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)
subfamily Mimosoideae 
Wattles