Transform your garden with Hakea Intensity, a breathtaking Australian native hybrid renowned for its striking, bird-attracting flowers and dense, compact foliage. Featuring vibrant crimson-red pincushion blooms with cream styles from late autumn through spring, this low-maintenance shrub adds instant structure, color, and wildlife appeal to any outdoor space.
Key Features & Highlights
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🌺 Vivid Winter Color: Produces massed displays of eye-catching red and cream pincushion flowers during cooler months when most garden plants are dormant.
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🐦 Wildlife Magnet: Rich in nectar, making it a natural magnet for native honeyeaters, bees, and beneficial insects.
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🌿 Compact & Versatile: Grows to a manageable 1.5–2m high and 1.5m wide, perfect for small gardens, low hedges, feature planting, or large patio containers.
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☀️ Tough & Drought-Tolerant: Extremely hardy once established, handling full sun, light frost, and dry soil conditions with ease.
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✂️ Low Maintenance: Requires minimal watering and light pruning after flowering to maintain a neat, bushy shape.
Plant Care & Growing Guide
| Growing Requirement |
Care Instruction |
| ☀️ Sunlight |
Full sun to light part shade (best flower production in full sun). |
| 💧 Watering |
Water regularly until established; low water requirements once mature. |
| 🪴 Soil Type |
Well-drained soils (sandy, loamy, or clay-loam). Neutral to acid pH. |
| 🌡️ Hardiness |
Drought-hardy and tolerates light to moderate frosts. |
| ✂️ Pruning |
Lightly prune behind spent flowers in late spring to promote dense new growth. |
| 🧪 Fertilizer |
Use a low-phosphorus, native-specific slow-release fertilizer in early spring. |
