{"product_id":"acacia-cognata-limelight-standards","title":"Limelight Dwarf Acacia (Standard) - Acacia cognata ‘Limelight’","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\u003eLimelight Dwarf Acacia (Standard) - Acacia cognata ‘Limelight’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrown as a standard, ‘Limelight’ becomes a weeping lime-green ball held on a clean straight stem, a soft native answer to the clipped bay or olive standard. The foliage of \u003cem\u003eAcacia cognata\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Limelight’ is extremely fine and pendulous, almost like a chartreuse fountain, and the colour is at its brightest on new growth through spring. It is chosen for texture and colour rather than flower, and the trained form lets that texture sit at eye level in a formal arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Limelight Standard\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bright lime-green new growth lifts dark corners and contrasts sharply with grey-leaved natives.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine, soft, cascading foliage forms a dense mophead that moves with any breeze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormality From a Native\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard form delivers structured repetition in a garden that is otherwise indigenous planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRarely Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: This selection flowers sparsely if at all, which keeps the foliage effect clean and means minimal litter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrainage is Critical\u003c\/strong\u003e: Acacia cognata is prone to root rot in wet soil, so mound the planting and never irrigate heavily in winter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: A matched pair in large containers flanking a door reads as contemporary and unmistakably Australian.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal Native Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated along a path it gives rhythm without resorting to exotic hedging plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Water Courtyards\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with heat and restricted irrigation once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised Planter Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: The elevated drainage suits it perfectly, and the weeping head spills over the edge.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2-1.5m for a repeating row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5-2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding cold wet soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light, free-draining and low in phosphorus. Heavy or poorly drained soil is the usual cause of sudden decline, so raise the planting 200 to 300mm above grade on clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer, then rely mostly on rainfall with occasional deep soaks in extended dry spells. Keep the stake in place until the trunk is genuinely self-supporting, rub off any shoots appearing on the clear stem or below the head, and tip prune the head lightly after the spring flush to keep it dense and round.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2-1.8m as a trained standard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-1.2m across the head\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species grows along riverbanks in south-eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale yellow, sparse and rarely produced on this selection\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795385024798,"sku":"ND-0007-400MM","price":950.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/OOzTllvdMJdQEe22l_yNH_JKcTTba4.jpg?v=1787314720","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acacia-cognata-limelight-standards","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}