Silver Wattle Mimosa (Acacia Dealbata) 25+ seeds | Very Fast Germination

Please find for sale 25+ fresh seeds of the stunning Silver Wattle (Acacia Dealbata). I also sell the seeds of the more rare Queensland Silver Wattle (Acacia Podalyriifolia) - see my shop for details. Confusingly both these species are often referred to as "Silver Wattle" or "Mimosa Tree". 

The tree will do well planted outside in Southern England or in urban/sheltered/coastal spots. In more northern/cold areas, the silver wattle can be grown as a container plant and brought into greenhouse/conservatory or given protection winter.  This fast growing beautiful little evergreen tree produces masses of fragrant yellow flowers in spring. The flowers are yellow, fragrant and copious. They form in the autumn but don’t come out until early spring, so don’t prune after late summer if you want flowers the following spring. 

Probably one of the fastest seeds to germinate - I poured on almost-boiling water on them at 9am, soaked in some water and hydrogen peroxide mix for an hour or two and by 11.15 am the same day many of them had germinated - see my picture with the magnifying glass! I then put them in a damp tissue in a grip-lock bad to allow them to sprout a bit more before planting up.

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Germination Guide

Native to Australia, Silver Wattle relies on regular bush fires to "crack" the seeds allowing germination. This is not practical in a garden so the most reliable method to simulate the natural process is as follows by applying a rapid change of temperature to the seed.

• Place the seed in a cup and pour boiling water over the seed. 
• Allow the seed to cool in the water and leave overnight is quite effective
• Some of the seeds will have swollen up (good sign). Discard any obvious empty shells etc
• Sow individually in trays of a good compost mix (50/50 mix of compost and vermiculite is ideal)
• Cover with a fine layer (2mm or so) of sieved compost
• Seeds should germinate in 1 to 3 weeks
• Pot on once established and second leaf forms on each seedling