Difference between revisions of "Hakea drupacea"
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| − | Hakea suaveolens, R. Br. (H. pectinata, Colla). Rounded shrub, 8-15 ft.: | + | Hakea suaveolens, R. Br. (H. pectinata, Colla). Rounded shrub, 8-15 ft.: leaves 2-4 inches long, terete, with rigid spine-like tip, occasionally entire, usually branched into 1-5 rigid terete lobes of unequal lengths: pedicels and perianth glabrous; flowers white, fragrant: fruit ovoid, about 1 inch long by ¾ inch broad, narrowed at apex and with a small conical horn near the end of 1 or both of the valves. —Easily grown, drought-resistant, self- protective, and therefore a favorite for depot grounds, public parks, impenetrable hedges, and the like. Makes a suitable covering for dry hillsides, although not deep-rooted and sometimes inclined to become top-heavy. |
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| + | ==Cultivation== | ||
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| + | ==Species== | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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Describe the plant here...
Read about Hakea drupacea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Hakea suaveolens, R. Br. (H. pectinata, Colla). Rounded shrub, 8-15 ft.: leaves 2-4 inches long, terete, with rigid spine-like tip, occasionally entire, usually branched into 1-5 rigid terete lobes of unequal lengths: pedicels and perianth glabrous; flowers white, fragrant: fruit ovoid, about 1 inch long by ¾ inch broad, narrowed at apex and with a small conical horn near the end of 1 or both of the valves. —Easily grown, drought-resistant, self- protective, and therefore a favorite for depot grounds, public parks, impenetrable hedges, and the like. Makes a suitable covering for dry hillsides, although not deep-rooted and sometimes inclined to become top-heavy.
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Cultivation
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Species
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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