Children have died after eating one leaf or one or two flowers. Extreme bitterness usually deters children. A wide range of flower colours is available from white, pinks, apricot, deep red to the Algiers variety. You can get them in double flower types and variegated foliage. Some singles are fragrant.
All soil types are suitable.
Plants need full sun. Height at maturity will vary from 2 to 4 m and heavy pruning should be done in winter. Most varieties are easily struck from cuttings. This is the most salt tolerant of our wattle species. It is too large for heavily-used garden areas, since it grows quickly to a height of 3 to 4 m with a width of 4 m.