Hakea

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Hakea (Hakea) is a genus of about 110 species of shrubs and small trees in the Proteaceae, native to Australia, with the highest species diversity in Western Australia. They can reach 1-6 m in height, and have spirally arranged leaves 2-20 cm long, simple or compound, sometimes (e.g. H. suaveolens) with the leaflets thin cylindrical and rush-like. The flowers are produced in dense flowerheads of variable shape, globose to cylindrical, 3-10 cm long, with numerous small red, yellow, pink, purple, pale blue or white flowers.

Related Topics:
Shrub - Tree - Proteaceae - Australia - Western Australia - M - Leaves - Rush - Flower

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Hakeas are popular ornamental plants in gardens in Australia; several hybrids and cultivars have been developed. They are best grown in beds of light soil which is watered but still well drained. In early summer new flowers can be seen which turn pointed by autumn and covered in ornamental scales which are coloured by small white hairs.

Related Topics:
Ornamental plant - Garden - Hybrid - Cultivar - Summer - Autumn

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Hakeas are named after Baron Christian Ludwig von Hake, the 18th century German patron of botany, following Heinrich Schrader's description of the Hakea teretifolia in 1797.

Related Topics:
Christian Ludwig von Hake - 18th century - German - Botany - Heinrich Schrader - Hakea teretifolia - 1797

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