Botanical Name: Common Names:
Hakea bucculenta Red Pokers Hakea,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Native large shrub to small tree with attractive long, narrow green foliage and beautiful orange-red flowers from winter to spring. Flowers sit within the foliage and attract nectar feeding birds. Grows approx 4m tall x 2-3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Verge, Wind Break, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Proteaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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