Garden Forwardshrub
Pincushion hakea
Hakea laurina
Growing guidance
Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.
Current-climate suitability
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Sun
Full sun
Soil moisture
free-draining, average
Heat tolerance
Up to about 44°C
Cold tolerance
Down to about -5°C
Waterlogging tolerance
1/5
Drought tolerance
5/5
Mature size
3–5 m tall, 3 m spread
Seasonal interest
Autumn to winter · Crimson and cream
Maintenance
low
Wildlife supported
General wildlife value 5/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)
Known risks or warnings
Needs very free drainage; snaps in exposed wind.
Toxicity: none
Verified botanical record
- Accepted scientific name
- Hakea laurina R.Br.
- Family
- Proteaceae (Proteales)
- Rank and status
- species · accepted
- GBIF record
- Taxon 3995159
Hakea laurina is a shrub or small tree commonly known as kodjet or pin-cushion hakea and is endemic to Western Australia. The Noongar name for the plant is kodjet or kojet. It has red and cream conspicuous globular flowers and lance shaped leaves.
Description from Wikipedia — Hakea laurina (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.
Native status and geographic context
- United Kingdom: climate-suitable
- United States: climate-suitable
- Australia: native
Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.
Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.