| Latin Name: | Acacia cultriformis |
| Common Name: | Knife-leaf wattle |
| Family: | Leguminosae |
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| Known Hazards: | None known |
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Author: Cunn. ex G.Don.
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| Habit: Evergreen Shrub |
| Habitat: Not known |
| Height: 4.0 Width: |
Cultivation Details:
Prefers a sandy loam and a very sunny position[1]. Succeeds in dry soils. Succeeds in any good garden soil that is not excessively limey[11]. Most species become chlorotic on limey soils[200].
This species is probably very tender in Britain, but it has been grown outdoors in the mildest parts of Cornwall[11].
Closely related to A. pravissima[11].
This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200].
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Propagation Notes:
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a sunny position in a warm greenhouse[1]. Stored seed should be scarified, pre-soaked for 12 hours in warm water and then sown in a warm greenhouse in March. Germinates in 3 - 4 weeks at 25°c[133].
Cuttings of half-ripe wood with a heel, July/August in individual pots in a frame[78]. Overwinter in a greenhouse for the first winter and plant out in their permanent positions in late spring or early summer. Fair percentage[78].
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