PROTEA Hakea lissosperma

Grey-green needle-like leaves and showy white flowers. Perfectly hardy

Pot size 1.5 to 2 Litre

Availability Unavailable

£25.00 each

Plant Details

Flowering

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Good to know
Requires a long hot summer for good flowering
Pests & Diseases
Phytophthora root rot in moist soil
Place of origin
Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
Resistant to honey fungus
These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Evergreen
Stiffly leathery, often upcurving leaves to 15cm (6in) long with prickly tips
White
Frost hardy (down to -5)
Entire
Linear
Height
3m (10ft)
Spread
3m (10ft)
Tall Shrub
Erect open to bushy shrub. Produces small flowers in axillary racemes 2.5cm (1in) long from the upper leaf axils. Flowers are followed by ovoid, smooth or warty dark brown seed pods
Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
Spring Seasonal Interest
skin irritant
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs

Mature Size

3m (10ft)
	3m (10ft)

Planting Tips and Care Advice

Garden Location/Conditions

Australian / New Zealand

Border

Suitable for a shrub border

Coastal / windswept

Suitable for coastal areas
Soil Conditions

Free draining sandy soil

Fertile soil

Neutral to acid soil

Slightly acid
Sun Requirements

Full sun

Partial shade

Tolerates partial shade