Acacia Seeds

If you live in the Mediterranean, you probably growing a few Acacia species, but this huge genus has really a lot more to offer than what you can imagine. This year I'm offering a big selection of them, mostly species I find the most interesting and unusual when it comes to either leaves, habit or flowers. Some are ground covering shrubs, some bigger shrubs, and many are small to big trees. You should probably do your own search to see what suits you best, but most are well adaptable to our Mediterranean area. All germinate and grow fast, once you have scarified or placed seeds in warm water overnight before sowing. Come join the Acacia madness!!!

Listings in green are new or returning for 2024.

Acacia Seed List

Acacia acanthoclada subsp.acanthocalada 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia acinacea 3€/20seeds

Acacia acutata 5€/10seeds

Acacia adunca 3€/10seeds

Acacia alata var.alata 3,5€/10seeds

Acacia aneura (WA) 4€/20seeds

Acacia aphylla 4€/10seeds

Acacia argyrophylla 3,5€/10seeds

Acacia assimilis 3€/20seeds

Acacia binata 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia binervia 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia boormanii 3€/20seeds

Acacia brachybotrya 5€/10seeds

Acacia burkitii 3€/10seeds

Acacia celastrifolia 3€/20seeds

Acacia cognata 3.5€/20seeds

A small tree with an interesting weeping form and a light canopy that is very playful with the sun above. The species behind 'Cousin Itt'. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing but expect erratic germinnation anyways.

Acacia colei var.colei 3€/20seeds

Acacia colletioides 3€/20seeds

Acacia conferta 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia (Vachelia) constricta 4€/20seeds

The Whitehorn Acacia from the southwest USA (this one was collected near El Paso, Texas) is a beautiful small tough drought tolerant tree with yellow flowers in spring. In a Mediterranean garden I find the shade produced by airy Fabaceae trees invaluable for growing more sensitive shrubs underneath. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia continua 3€/20seeds

Acacia cultriformis 3.5€/20seeds

A big shrub or small tree from Australia, this has both an abundant heavy flowering in late winter/early spring but also beautiful silver foliage. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia curranii 4,5€/20seeds

Acacia cyperophylla 3€/10seeds

Acacia dealbata 3€/20seeds

A classic winter flowering species, used commonly in Mediterranean gardens, loved for its feathery foliage and sweet-smelling winter flowers in big bunches. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia declinata (prostrate) 3€/20seeds

Acacia decora 3€/20seeds

Acacia decurrens 4€/20seeds

A bigger tree from New South Wales in Australia, this will grow fast and requires more water (or deeper soils) than western Australia species. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia denticulosa 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia drummondii subsp.candolleana 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia dunnii 3€/5seeds

Acacia elongata 3€/20seeds

Acacia extensa 5€/10seeds

Acacia fauntleroyi 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia filifolia 5€/20seeds

Acacia flexifolia 3€/20seeds

Acacia gittinsii 3€/20seeds

Acacia glaucissima 3€/20seeds

Acacia glaucoptera 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia gracilifolia 3,5€/10seeds

Acacia (Senegalia) greggii 3€/20seeds

Small deciduous tree with small leaves that gets covered with yellow flowers in late spring.

A southwest US native species, now placed into the genus Senegalia. Also known as the 'wait-a-minute bush'! As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing. Expect erratic germination with this one.

Acacia guinetii 3€/20seeds

Acacia heterochroa subsp.heterochroa 3€/20seeds

Acacia howitii 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia imbricata 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia inaequilatera 4€/10seeds

Acacia iteaphylla (upright form) 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia ixiophylla 3€/20seeds

Acacia jibberdingensis 3€/20seeds

Acacia jonesii 3€/10seeds

Acacia jucunda 3€/20seeds

Acacia karoo 5€/20seeds

Slow in the beginning but as soon as it anchors itself onto the ground it creates an umbrella like tree with sweet scented late spring flowers and most importantly 10cm white spines that will protect it from giraffes (if you have them!) and are very ornamental nevertheless. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia lanigera 3€/20seeds

Acacia lasiocarpa 3€/20seeds

Acacia leptopetala 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia lineata 3€/20seeds

Acacia littorea 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia loderi 4€/10seeds

Acacia longiphyllodinea 3€/20seeds

Acacia marramamba 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia meisneri 3,5€/10seeds

Acacia merinthophora 5€/20seeds

Acacia pendula 4€/20seeds

Acacia podalyriifolia 5€/20seeds

Grow this for the flowers and foliage equally. The silvery rounded leaves give interest to the plant all year long. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia polybotrya 3€/20seeds

Acacia pyrifolia 3€/10seeds

Acacia redolens 3.5€/20seeds

Not a tree but a sprawling low shrub, this produces great groundcover even in full scorching sun and without needing any summer water. Yellow flowers in late winter and early spring. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia restiacea 4€/20seeds

Acacia rigens 3€/20seeds

Acacia sclerophylla 3€/20seeds

Acacia sertiformis 3€/20seeds

Acacia siculiformis 4€/20seeds

Acacia (Vachelia) smallii 3.5€/20seeds

syn. Acacia farnesiana

A large shrub to small tree, usually multi-stemmed from the base, flowering almost all year long but especially from autumn to spring, with very strongly scented flowers with a sweet aroma that drifts in cool air. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 24hours before sowing.

Acacia spathulifolia 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia splendens 4,5€/10seeds

Acacia stenophylla 3,5€/10seeds

Acacia tetraptera 3€/20seeds

Acacia triptera 3€/20seeds

Acacia verticillata 3€/20seeds

Acacia vestita 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia victoriae 3,5€/20seeds

Acacia willardiana 3.5€/20seeds

I know it is hard to select one favorite Acacia, but if I had to, this would be it for sure. With the common name Palo Blanco in southern USA and Mexico, the white, papery, peeling bark of this species is the most impressive thing your dry garden can have. In addition, the beautiful airy foliage and the lemon yellow winter flowers add to the overall beauty of this species. I call it the desert birch, due to its resemblance to a birch tree. As with all Acacias you should soak the seed in luke warm water for 12 hours before sowing (don't leave this in the water too much or it will rot easily).

Acacia willdenowiana 6€/20seeds

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