Plant Details

Scientific Name: Archidendron grandiflorum
  • Pronunciation: ar-kee-DEN-dron gran-dee-FOOR-um
  • Common Name: Lace flower tree
  • Derivation: Archidendron: 
    grandiflorum:
  • Type: Tree
  • Family: MIMOSACEAE
  • Size: 15 metres
  • Flowers: Pink, white, red. September to March
  • Fruit: Spirally twisted orange Pods open to reveal large black seeds.
  • Vegetation Type: Rainforest
  • Species List: Janet, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo, Upper Yandina Creek,

Identification Notes

Leaves: small, Pinnate, lacy in effect. 

Glands.

Landscaping Notes

Bushy Tree for moist well-drained positions.

Spectacular when in Flower. Ornamental Tree which can be used as a specimen Plant with a size that makes it suitable for the average-sized garden. (Darren Mansfield)

Associated Fauna

Butterfly larval food Plant: Tailed Emperor, pictured.

  • Archidendron grandiflorum
  • Archidendron grandiflorum
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