Common name
Narrow-leaf Myrtle Wattle
Position
Full sun
Flower shape and colour
Cream ball-flowers
Form
Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
Suitability for landscaping
Suitable for areas of low maintenance, roadside verges, road batters and wide median strips as a barrier, wind-break or erosion control (Botanic Gardens of South Australia | Acacia myrtifolia).
Provides fast colour in the garden while slower plants grow. About 5 years useful life span. Quick screen. Adaptable to most garden conditions. Pruning beneficial. (Yarra Ranges Council | Acacia myrtifolia)
Hardy and adaptable; Useful for a hedging and screening (Molyneux, Forrester, p. 36, p. 163).
Propagation
From scarified seed (Wrigley, Fagg, p. 245)
Cultivation
Tube stock is available at Native nurseries, notably at the SA State flora nursery (SA State flora catalogue, p. 7)
References | acknowledgements
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Acacia myrtifolia | Myrtle Wattle. Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native shrub: Acacia myrtifolia.
- Atlas of living Australia 2025, Acacia myrtifolia | Myrtle Wattle. Provides information about the spread of the species of acacia shrub across South Australia and other parts of Australia.
- Yarra Ranges Council 2025, Acacia myrtifolia | Myrtle Wattle. Provides information about the plant characteristics including the suitability of the Acacia myrtifolia as a streetscape shrub.