Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty' is starting to flower in local gardens. This is a really nice hybrid hakea which came up in the Burrendong Arboretum and despite having WA parentage does well in SE NSW summer humidity if the drainage is pretty good. This one has been planted (client's garden - terraced beds) for almost a year now and has starting to fill out a little more this autumn. Will eventually be pruned slightly into a neater mound.

Not uncommon in east coast nurseries although usually only once or twice a year. Always an eye-catcher when in flower.

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A lot of butterflies currently enjoying some early autumn flowering on the grafted Hakea clavata - mostly common darts / narrow-band grass-darts (Ocybadistes flavovittatus) I think ....

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Hakea clavata (coastal hakea) is an interesting WA species with distinctive thick, fleshy leaves + pink scented flowers in winter. The one grafted plant I have in the garden (Corunna, NSW) is now almost 18 yrs old and still looking great with just a light prune each year. It's currently attracting a lot of winter insects - including the common jezabel (Delias nigrina) - plus adding a very pleasant fragrance to the garden near the house.

Unfortunately not a Hakea often seen in nurseries - I've only ever grafted a single plant (onto H. salicifolia) ... although I have had a 100% success rate so far ... ;)

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