Acacia chinchillensis, Chinchilla Wattle
Acacia chinchillensis is finely textured grey shrub growing slowly to 5-8 feet tall and wide. The Chinchilla Wattle has finely divided silver white leaves. Acacia chinchillensis blooms with a cloud of yellow flowers at the branch tips in the early to mid Spring. Acacia cultriformis will be more compact if the flowers are removed once they are spent. Acacia chinchillensis is drought tolerant and will suffer if given excess water and will perform well as a container plant if kept on the dry side. Acacia chinchillensis is winter hardy into the mid teens° F. If left mostly to its own devices Acacia chinchillensis is an easy and spectacular addition to the landscape.
Finely textured grey leaves of Acacia chinchillensis Chinchilla Wattle. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Plants from the Acacia Genus featured on this site:
Acacia baileyana purpurea * Purple Fernleaf Wattle
Acacia boormanii Snowy River Wattle
Acacia chinchillensis * Chinchilla Wattle
Acacia cognata * River Wattle
Acacia Cousin Itt * Little River Wattle
Acacia covenyi * Blue Bush
Acacia cultriformis * Knifeleaf Wattle, Knife Wattle, Dogtooth Wattle
Acacia dealbata * Silver Wattle
Acacia glaucoptera * Flat Wattle, Clay Wattle
Acacia iteaphylla * Willow Wattle, Flinders Range Wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia * Pearl Acacia
Acacia pravissima * Oven's Wattle
Acacia spectabilis * Mudgee Wattle
Acacia stenophylla * Shoestring Acacia
Acacia vestita * Hairy Wattle