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Waterfall Bower Wattle
Acacia cognata ‘Waterfall’
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
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Waterfall Bower Wattle - Acacia cognata ‘Waterfall’
A dwarf, cascading selection of the bower wattle, Acacia cognata ‘Waterfall’ forms a low mound of fine weeping lime-green foliage that spills forward rather than climbing upward. It is used as a soft textural groundcover in native and contemporary planting, filling the role a mondo grass or dwarf lomandra might take but with far more movement and a lighter colour.
Why Waterfall Bower Wattle
Cascading habit: Stems arch outward and downward, so it drapes over walls, edges and pot rims instead of forming a stiff dome.
Fine foliage: Narrow, almost thread-like leaves in fresh lime green give the softest texture available in an Australian native shrub.
Low and wide: It stays under a metre in height while spreading close to two metres, which is exactly the proportion mass planting needs.
Quick cover: Fast establishment means bare soil closes over within a season or two.
Light fragrance: Small pale lemon flower balls appear in spring with a faint honey scent.
Ideal Applications
Retaining wall spill: Planted along the top of a wall so the foliage cascades down the face.
Mass groundcover: Blocks of plants across a slope or median for a low-maintenance textural carpet.
Pot and planter box: A reliable trailing element in large containers and rooftop planters.
Native garden edging: Softens the front of beds planted with grevilleas, banksias and correas.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): Not a screening plant; for continuous cover plant at 1 to 1.2m centres
Spacing (feature/avenue): 1.5 to 2m as individual accents
Best Planting Season: Autumn and spring; autumn planting suits warmer districts best
Soil & Drainage: Excellent drainage is essential. It performs best on sandy or gravelly soil and is prone to sudden collapse in heavy clay, humid conditions or any site that stays wet.
Establishment Care: Water lightly twice a week for the first six weeks only, then taper off quickly, as this plant is far more often killed by overwatering than by drought. Use a coarse mulch kept well clear of the crown, avoid phosphorus-rich fertiliser, and give it an annual light trim after flowering to keep it dense. Treat it as a shorter-lived plant of roughly five to ten years.
Plant Details
Height: 0.6 to 1m
Width: 1.5 to 2m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to light part shade
Native to: Eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales (species)
Flower Colour: Pale lemon yellow
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
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Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
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How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
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We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







