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Red Pokers

Hakea bucculenta ยท Proteaceae

A tall WA shrub with narrow needle leaves and brilliant red-orange flower spikes held like pokers along the stems in winter and spring. A spectacular bird-attracting feature and cut flower.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Shrub
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Drought-Tolerant
  • Soil
    Sandy Soil, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Mediterranean, Arid & Semi-Arid, Warm Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    4 m H ร— 3 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Winter Flowering, Spring Flowering
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance
  • Good for