Hakea Teretifolia sp. teretifolia "Dagger Hakea" Seeds

HAKEA TERETIFOLIA     ssp. teretifolia

“Dagger Hakea” 

1 scoop - approx. 10 seeds

Family: Protaceae.  

Sprouting: 60-90 days. 

After sprouting: Transplant them to their final position and they grow beautifully. 

A prickly shrub to 3 m in height. It has spirally arranged, thick, tough, succulent spike-tipped leaves. Flowering occurs in summer though some may be seen in winter.  Small flowers are followed by sharp pointed, dagger-shaped seed pods (giving the plant its common name). Found from Coffs Harbour through to the Budawang Range in New South Wales on sandstone soil-based heathland, and can form dense thickets with the Heath Banksia (Banksia ericifolia) and Scrub She-oak (Allocasuarina distyla).  Rarely cultivated but an easy plant to grow in full sun, it can be tolerant of poor drainage and its extremely prickly foliage can make a good deterrent. When planted in clumps, this species provides an excellent shelter for small birds and animals. 

Photo of plant: I, Casliber, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 22 May 2024 –2.49pm AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of fruit/nut: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 22 May 2024 –2.54pm AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023

****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.