The Small-fruited Hakea flowers prolifically from early spring right through summer, giving a wonderful display of grevillea type flowers. As we walk past this small shrub in our garden, it grabs our attention with its lovely sweet perfume coming from its nectar rich creamy coloured flowers covering the whole shrub. These flowers attract bees for honey production. As this is a prickly plant, it's an important addition to any garden wanting to attract small honeyeater birds as it provides shade and shelter from predators, such as cats.
The Small-fruited Hakea grows along rivers, but is equally at home on extremely dry banks. This is a very hardy shrub with blue-green needle shaped foliage, tolerating frost to -8C, wind, prolonged dry spells and waterlogging. It enjoys full sun but will be equally be at home in part shade. This Hakea is suitable for all soils from the coast to the mountains, and like most plants, it will flower better with added water. The Small-fruited Hakea will grow to 1m - 1.5m in height and 0.5 - 1m in width. It's best, if you remember, to prune the shrub after flowering to maintain a good shape and promote flowering the following year.
This Hakea is well worth a spot in your garden.
The Small-fruited Hakea grows along rivers, but is equally at home on extremely dry banks. This is a very hardy shrub with blue-green needle shaped foliage, tolerating frost to -8C, wind, prolonged dry spells and waterlogging. It enjoys full sun but will be equally be at home in part shade. This Hakea is suitable for all soils from the coast to the mountains, and like most plants, it will flower better with added water. The Small-fruited Hakea will grow to 1m - 1.5m in height and 0.5 - 1m in width. It's best, if you remember, to prune the shrub after flowering to maintain a good shape and promote flowering the following year.
This Hakea is well worth a spot in your garden.
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