Hakea florulenta

Open structured shrub, sometimes just a few branches. The flowers are perfumed and appear all along the stems. An unusual species that will compliment any native bush garden. Yellow-tailed black cockatoos love this species and return yearly to feast on the seeds. Attracts bees.

Type of Plant

Shrub

Size

2m tall x 1m spread

Flower Structure

Clusters of curly perfumed flowers

Flower Colour

White, Cream

Flowers When?

Leaves

Wide green leaves

Light Levels

Full Sun, Light Shade, Part Shade

Soil Types

Acid to neutral sandy, Loam, Sandy, Light forest soil, Sandy loam

Soil Moisture

Well Drained

Garden Use

Garden Filler, Feature, Mass plantings

Care

Low maintanance

Special Features

fast growing, prunes well, Woody fruit to 25mm

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Other Insects, Nectar Eating Birds

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivars, Hybrids, Varieties

History, meaning of the name

Hakea: from Baron Christian Ludwig von Hake, an 18th-century German patron of botany. Florulenta: Latin word meaning “abounding in flowers” or “flowering profusely”. Hakea florulenta was first formally described in 1855 by Carl Meissner from a specimen collected near Moreton Bay by Frederick Strange (1826 – 1854) who was killed by Aborigines whilst collecting near Mackay.

Distribution

South east Queensland and northern New South Wales.