About
A large, slender-stemmed, evergreen shrub or small tree from southeastern Australia (flax wattle) with long, narrow, linear, mid-green phyllodes and dense, short spikes of bright golden-yellow, fluffy flowers in late winter and spring. A graceful and ornamental wattle for a sheltered, mild, well-drained sunny border.
About the genus
Dioscorea can be evergreen or deciduous, twining perennials with tuberous roots and simple or palmate leaves and small bell-shaped greenish or yellow flowers in racemes from the leaf axils
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, naturalising.
Care notes
CultivationPlant at appropriate depth in well-drained soil.
PruningAllow foliage to die back naturally.
PropagationDivide offsets when dormant.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.