Acacia retinodes Schltdl. Swamp Wattle, Wirilda or Mimose de Quatre Seasons An upright shrub or small tree with long slender often hanging branches and long narrow flat leaves (phyllodes). Flower heads small, globular in short racemes in the leaf axils, native of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, flowering most of the year. Tree to 8m; leaves 5-20 x 0.5-2cm, flat, pointed, with a prominent midrib. Pods 3-20cm, thin, flat. Best in well-drained soil, but stands drought and wet well. Lime- and salt-tolerant, and stands salt winds. Commonly planted in southern Europe and California. Min. -5°C. Z8.