This shrub is upright to prostrate with spreading stiff angular branches that form an open rounded habit. It has triangular grey-green phyllodes that continuously border the branchlets with bright yellow ball-shaped flowers that appear during spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Acacia glaucopterais naturally found in south-west Western Australia growing in shrubland, mallee or woodlands in very well drained moderately fertile sandy to clay soils. It prefers an open sunny position and is light frost and drought tolerant.

Clay Wattle is grown for its unusual greyish foliage and its flowers. It is planted in parks and gardens as a low border or in rockeries for spring colour. It establishes in 2 to 3 years and is suitable for coastal regions and can be used as a low hedge or as a specimen. ID 2579

Acacia (a-KAY-see-a) glaucoptera(glak-op-tra)

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)
subfamilyMimosoideae
Wattles