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PlantFiles: Furze Hakea
Hakea ulicina

 
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Family: Proteaceae (pro-tee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Hakea (HAK-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: ulicina (yoo-lih-SEE-nuh) (Info)

Category:
Shrubs

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
Unknown - Tell us

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Cream/Tan

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive kennedyh On Jun 10, 2003, kennedyh from Churchill, Victoria
Australia (Zone 10a) wrote:

Furze Hakea is a small shrub, which like many Hakeas has prickly leaves, although not as formidable as some of the needle-leaved hakeas. The leaves are stiff and narrow, with a sharp hard point on the end.
The flowers are creamy-white in clusters in the leaf-axils.
Like all Hakeas, the seed are in hard woody capsules, which are held on the shrub indefinitely, but which open a few days after picking to release two winged seeds.
They grow mainly in Eastern Victoria in Australia and are not uncommon locally. I have collected seed for revegetation projects locally and have grown one shrub myself from seed. It flowers and fruits regularly in my garden, and is quite attractive although nothing special.



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