{"product_id":"acacia-cognata-copper-tips","title":"Copper Tips Bower Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCopper Tips Bower Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Copper Tips’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bower wattles are grown for foliage rather than flower, and \u003cem\u003eAcacia cognata\u003c\/em\u003e carries the finest of them: long, narrow, weeping phyllodes that hang in soft curtains and move in the lightest wind. 'Copper Tips' adds a warm coppery bronze flush on every burst of new growth, so the plant shifts colour through the growing season rather than sitting static green. It gives the movement and softness of an ornamental grass at shrub scale, and it holds that texture all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Copper Tips Bower Wattle\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCopper new growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Each flush emerges bronze-copper over the fine green foliage, then fades to green as it hardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine pendulous phyllodes create constant movement, an effect very few evergreen shrubs achieve.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stays a rounded mounding shrub rather than the small tree the species can become.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: Puts on size fast in its first two seasons, filling a bed sooner than most natives.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft form\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rounded shape breaks up hard architectural lines without needing to be clipped.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModern native borders\u003c\/strong\u003e: Softens contemporary planting schemes built on grasses, dianella and lomandra.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMass planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated in groups it reads as a flowing green wave along a driveway or path.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlope and embankment cover\u003c\/strong\u003e: The spreading habit and fast growth help stabilise gentle batters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge pots and planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: The weeping foliage spills over container rims to good effect.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m for a continuous soft band\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m as individual mounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring in temperate districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining soil is essential; this group is highly sensitive to wet feet and root rot on heavy clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water moderately through the first summer and then back right off, since established plants resent regular irrigation. Mulch with coarse bark, avoid high-phosphorus fertilisers, and tip prune lightly after each growth flush to keep the shrub dense and prevent it opening out at the base.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South-eastern Australia, in river valleys of Victoria and southern New South Wales (species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale yellow, small and sparse\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795344621854,"sku":"ND-0006-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/6E1G7YPSXDAjyX6nbXT1f_X8iyetOI.jpg?v=1787313853","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acacia-cognata-copper-tips","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}