Plant in full sun in a fairly well drained soil (performs best in a sandy soil) and irrigate infrequently - this is a drought tolerant plant and it is hardy down to around 20° F. This unusual plant is fast growing, will bloom in its first year from seed and is noted to respond well to an annual tip pruning to keep it denser.

Sandpaper Wattle comes from south western Western Australia where it is found on very dry granite hills and outcrops with shallow sandy soils. The name Acacia comes either from the Greek word "akazo" meaning "to sharpen" or from the Egyptian word "akakia", a name given to the Egyptian Thorn, Acacia arabica (now Vachellia nilotica). The specific epithet comes from the Latin word "denti" meaning "tooth" in reference to the denticulate margins of the phyllodes. The common name is derived from the scabrous surface of these phyllodes, which feel like sandpaper to the touch.

Our thanks go out to Troy McGregor at Waltzing Matilija Nursery for growing the seedlings of our first crop of this interesting plant and to Jo O'Connell at Australian Native Nursery for the images of it on this page. 

Information displayed on this page about Acacia denticulosa is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.