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Acacia hakeoides

Hakea-leaf Wattle

Photograph: Flowers, Shrub
Description: Rounded shrub to 3 m high, sometimes taller, with oblanceolate phyllodes to 12 cm. Bears yellow flowers in winter and spring.
Distribution: WA, Qld., NSW, Vic., SA.
Propagation: From scarified seed or boiling water treatment.
Cultivation: Generally adaptable in cultivation, responds to sunny, reasonably well drained positions in most soils. Very hardy species.
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© Text derived from the Acacia sections of the 4th edition of Australian Native Plants by John Wrigley and Murray Fagg, published in 1996 by Reed Books Pty Ltd