{"product_id":"acacia-cognata-waterfall-standards","title":"Waterfall Bower Wattle (Standard) - Acacia cognata ‘Waterfall’","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\u003eWaterfall Bower Wattle (Standard) - Acacia cognata ‘Waterfall’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrained onto a clear stem, this dwarf river wattle stops being a groundcover and becomes a fountain: a head of thread-fine, lime-green weeping foliage that hangs almost vertically and moves with the slightest air. \u003cem\u003eAcacia cognata\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Waterfall’ is prized for texture rather than flowers, giving the softest foliage of any native standard and a bright fresh green that lifts dark corners and grey paving. It is a genuinely useful designer plant, provided it is given the drainage and airflow it insists on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Waterfall\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThread-Fine Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow weeping phyllodes create a texture no clipped exotic standard can imitate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBright Lime Green\u003c\/strong\u003e: New growth is a vivid fresh green that reads as a highlight against dark walls or deep green planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-Forming Head\u003c\/strong\u003e: The natural weeping habit shapes itself, needing only a light tidy rather than shearing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick to Fill\u003c\/strong\u003e: It puts on head volume rapidly, so a standard looks established within a season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Lifespan\u003c\/strong\u003e: Like most cultivated wattles it is not a long-term tree, typically giving five to ten good years, and it resents wet feet and heavy summer humidity.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: A large container by an entry or on a terrace, where the skirt spills over the rim.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Softening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine foliage and soft movement beside water, with light, easily managed litter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Focal Point\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its texture carries a small paved space without any need for flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeated Border Accent\u003c\/strong\u003e: A line of standards above low native grasses and groundcovers.\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 to 1.5m in a repeated row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring; avoid planting into hot dry soil in midsummer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharply drained sandy or gravelly soil is essential; mound the planting position on clay and never plant into a low, damp spot\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer only, then rely largely on rainfall, as overwatering is the most common cause of sudden collapse. Mulch with coarse bark kept clear of the stem, feed only with low phosphorus native fertiliser, and give it an open, airy position rather than a still, enclosed one.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.8m depending on graft or training height\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m head\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, river valleys of Victoria and New South Wales, as the parent species\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale lemon, sparse\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795373261086,"sku":"ND-0009-400MM","price":862.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":59795373293854,"sku":"ND-0009-430MM","price":1025.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0X2YFbmFxArwEt9y38VGr_uUFAF3WB.jpg?v=1787314451","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/acacia-cognata-waterfall-standards","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}