19/08/2026
šæ Acacia āScarlet Blazeā ā the Cinnamon Wattle šæ
Every spring, there are a few plants in the garden I wait for with particular anticipation ā and this is definitely one of them.
For most of the year, Acacia āScarlet Blazeā sits rather quietly in the windbreak. Like many wattles, it doesnāt demand much attentionā¦ until spring arrives.
And then suddenly, it glows. ā¤ļøš§”
Instead of the familiar bright yellow we usually associate with wattles, āScarlet Blazeā produces beautiful cascading flowers in warm cinnamon, orange and red tones. The display may be relatively brief, but itās certainly memorable.
I absolutely love it. Although I suspect that may already be obvious! š
Itās not an especially easy variety to find. I stumbled across mine at Canberra Cold Country Natives, and Iām very glad I did.
Wattles generally have become firm favourites in my country garden. Theyāre relatively easy to grow, many are fast growing, and theyāre particularly useful here for shelter and windbreak planting ā while still bringing plenty of beauty to the landscape.
Naturally, one wattle led to another, and Iāve since added several more varieties, including a few treasures found at the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days.
In fact, Iāve discovered quite a few unusual plants there over the years.
So yesā¦ Iām perfectly happy to spend half a day wandering past enormous pieces of farm machinery we have absolutely no intention ā or budget ā to buy. š
All in the name of finding a few tubes of interesting native plants.
Seems entirely reasonable to me. šæ
