Cousin Itt Acacia – Little River Wattle Live Plant, 4 Inches Tall in a 6-Inch Pot

Add beautiful texture and flowing foliage to your landscape with Cousin Itt Acacia, also known as Little River Wattle. This compact evergreen is prized for its finely textured, cascading blue-green foliage and distinctive weeping appearance.

Once established, this attractive Australian native is known for requiring relatively little water and maintenance. Its low, spreading form makes it a wonderful choice for Mediterranean-style gardens, rock gardens, hillside plantings, dry stream beds, and large containers.

Plant Details

• Common name: Cousin Itt Acacia, Little River Wattle

• Botanical name: Acacia cognata

• Plant type: Compact evergreen ornamental shrub

• Quantity: 1 live starter plant

• Plant height: Approximately 4 inches

• Shipping pot: 6-inch nursery pot

• Foliage: Fine-textured, weeping blue-green leaves

• Growth habit: Compact and cascading

• Water needs: Relatively low once established

Why Grow Cousin Itt Acacia?

• Distinctive cascading foliage adds soft texture to the garden.

• Compact evergreen form provides lasting landscape interest.

• A lovely choice for rock gardens and hillside planting.

• Works beautifully in large decorative containers.

• Well suited to Mediterranean-style landscapes and suitable coastal or inland gardens.

Growing and Landscape Ideas

Use Cousin Itt as a feature plant, mass it along a dry stream bed, or let its graceful foliage spill over the edge of a large container. It is described as adaptable to both hot inland and coastal settings. Allow the plant to establish before reducing watering.

Shipping and Plant Care

You will receive one live, rooted starter plant, approximately 4 inches tall, shipped in a 6-inch nursery pot. Your plant is freshly sourced from our garden.

Please unpack it promptly after delivery and give it time to acclimate to its new environment. Water as needed while it establishes, avoiding prolonged dryness and waterlogged soil.

Please Note: Each plant is naturally unique. Foliage density, branching, and overall appearance may vary. Minor leaf changes or temporary stress can occur during shipping. The listed height refers to the plant and does not include the pot.