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Hakea rhombales
Walukara
Origin: Native to an area in the Pilbara and the Goldfields regions of Western Australia.
| Family |
| Proteaceae |
| Genus |
| Hakea |
| Species |
| rhombales |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 3 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained soil. Prefers sand and loam. |
| Shape |
| Bushy and upright. |
| Habitat |
| Sand dunes, sand plains and hillsides. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The branchlets are appressed-pubescent with little hairs. |
| Leaf Description |
| Young leaves are appressed-pubescent with little hairs. Simple leaves are 6.5 - 23 cm long and 1.6 - 2 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescences are erect, contains 10 - 16 flowers with simple rachis that are 7 - 11 mm long. The inflorescences are glabrous or appressed-pubescent with pedicels that are 6 mm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| Obliquely in shape, 2.2 - 4 cm long and 1.6 - 2.5 mm wide. The fruit has a toothed crest found on either side. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are a reddish-pinkish-purple. The leaves are green. The fruit is black in colour. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
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