Hakea Laurina
Transform your garden with one of Australia’s most striking flowering natives! Hakea laurina, famously known as the Pin-Cushion Hakea, is renowned for its vibrant, spherical crimson blooms bursting with pale cream styles—resembling mini cushion pinholders. Whether you're creating a drought-tolerant…
Transform your garden with one of Australia’s most striking flowering natives! Hakea laurina, famously known as the Pin-Cushion Hakea, is renowned for its vibrant, spherical crimson blooms bursting with pale cream styles—resembling mini cushion pinholders.
Whether you're creating a drought-tolerant native haven, a bird-friendly hedge, or a bold feature tree, this low-maintenance evergreen shrub is guaranteed to make heads turn every autumn and winter.
✨ Quick Plant Highlights
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🌸 Botanical Name: Hakea laurina
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🏷️ Common Names: Pin-Cushion Hakea, Kodjet
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🌿 Plant Type: Evergreen Large Shrub / Small Feature Tree
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☀️ Light Requirement: Full Sun (Best flowering)
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💧 Water Needs: Low to Medium (Drought-tolerant once established)
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🦋 Wildlife Attractor: High (Attracts native honeyeaters, bees, and butterflies)
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📏 Mature Size: 2.5m – 6m High x 2m – 5m Wide
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❄️ Hardiness: Moderately frost-tolerant (down to -5°C)
🪴 Care & Growing Guide
| Care Aspect | Requirements |
| ☀️ Sunlight | Plant in a position receiving at least 6 hours of direct full sun daily for maximum flower density. |
| 🪴 Soil | Requires well-draining, acidic to neutral soil (sandy, loamy, or gravelly). Avoid heavy clay without drainage improvement. |
| 💧 Watering | Water regularly during the first growing season. Once established, it is remarkably drought-hardy. |
| 🧪 Fertilizer | Use a low-phosphorus native plant fertilizer sparingly in early spring. |
| ✂️ Pruning | Prune lightly after flowering to maintain a dense, compact habit and encourage future blooms. |
| Size | In stock | Wholesale Price | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200mm | In stock | $25.89 | |
| 250mm | Not in stock | $49.69 | |
| 300mm | In stock | $89.59 | |
| 400mm | In stock | $229.59 | |
| 100LTR | In stock | $588.69 |
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