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Hakea sericea
Also called Needle Bush, Silky Hakea
Bushy needlewood is a large, spreading, bushy shrub from eastern Australia, growing to about 4 m, with needle-like leaves and white flowers in winter. It is a hardy, sun-loving shrub for well-drained soil, but it is an invasive weed in several countries and is banned from import and sale in the EU.
Hakea sericea, commonly known as bushy needlewood or silky hakea, is a shrub with a profusion of mainly white flowers from July for several months. It is endemic to eastern Australia. It has become an environmental weed in some countries.
Silky hakea is found from the coast and adjacent ranges of south-eastern Queensland to south-eastern New South Wales. A frost tolerant species, grows in well-drained soil and full sun. A good habitat plant due to its prickly habit and winter flowering. It is also naturalised in Victoria and possibly South Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hakea sericea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
