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Overview
The pin-cushion hakea is a shrub or small tree native to southwestern Australia. At the Australian National Botanic Gardens it reaches five metres and develops a rounded crown in full sun. Its thick, smooth leaves have prominent veins and a slightly blue-green colour; individual leaves can reach fifteen centimetres.
Rounded red flower heads carry long projecting styles that become white or pale pink with age. The garden account describes winter flowering, with the strongest display in July during mild Canberra winters. Bees visit the faintly scented flowers. The same account records better flowering in sunny, well-drained beds than in shaded specimens.
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Australian native flora
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- Institutional accountHakea laurinaResearch access: 2026-10-21
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