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Products > Acacia linifolia   Acacia linifolia - Flax Leafed Wattle    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Mimosaceae (~Fabales) Origin: Australia (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Cream Bloomtime: Summer/Fall Synonyms: [A. linearis] Height: 6-8 feet Width: 3-5 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Acacia linifolia (Flax Leafed Wattle) - From the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia comes this graceful plant. It is a sparsely branched open arching shrub that grows to 6 to 10 feet tall with dark green, very narrow, linear phyllodes that densely clothe the branches and small globular heads of light cream flowers towards the branch tips. Flowering is typically from mid summer to early fall but can extend on to late winter. Plant in full coastal sun to dappled or full shade in most any soil and irrigate occasionally to regularly. Cold hardy to below 20F. This is an unusual Acacia in that it is quite tolerant of shade and heavier soils but it also is less drought tolerant than most and will require supplemental irrigation in most California gardens. The specific epithet "linifolia" is in reference to the narrow phyllodes resemblance to that of the Flax plant in the genus Linum. This plant was first introduced by Dr. Francisco Franceschi under the name Acacia linearis.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]