Prickly Moses
Prickly Moses is an easy-to-grow, medium shrub with showy yellow flowers. Their prickly branches provide great protection for small creatures.
Noongar Name: Mindaleny
Scientific Name: Acacia pulchella
Performance: Easy to grow
Size: Medium shrub with a maximum height 1.5m
Flower: Yellow
Flowering Time: Makuru – Kambarang (Jun – Oct)
Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
- Acacia pulchella (CC BY 4.0) Ian McMaster
- Acacia pulchella (CC BY-NC 4.0) Ian McMaster
- Acacia pulchella – (C) Jason Pitman
Growing at a Glance
See Growing Guide for more detail
Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
Pruning: Generally not needed.
Growing Guide
Invited Guests
This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals
- Habitat and Food for Invertebrates
- Habitat and Food for Birds
- Habitat and Food for Reptiles
- Habitat and Food for Mammals