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SWEET HAKEA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Sweet Hakea
Other Names
Sweet-scented Hakea, Hakea suaveolens
Description
The Sweet-scented Hakea is a rounded shrub with bright green lobed leaves with sharp points. The sweetly scented flowers are white and produced in profuse clusters. The main flowering is in the cooler months between April and July, with intermittent flowering at other times. Plants take several years to flower, so you may not see flowers for at least six or seven years. The woody fruits are egg-shaped and shiny brown, tapering to a small beak. Hakea drupacea is a weedy species in South Africa where it was introduced in the 19th century.
Distribution
The Sweet-scented Hakea is found in the south-west corner of Western Australia.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 3 - 4
Spread (m): 3 - 4
Soil Texture: sand, loam, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: sensitive / moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
Flower Colour: white
Flower Season: autumn, winter
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Wildlife Interest
attracts insect and nectar eating birds. Good refuge for birds.
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Proteales | | Family: | Proteaceae | | Genus: | Hakea | | Species: | drupacea | | Common Name: | Sweet Hakea |
Relatives in same Genus
Hakea archaeoides
Hakea bakeriana
Hakea bucculenta
Hakea decurrens
Hakea myrtoides
Hakea oleifolia
Hakea petiolaris
Hakea plurinervia
Hakea scoparia
Hakea teretifolia
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