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Gardening with
Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds

Botanical Name:Hakea decurrens ssp. physocarpa 
Common Name:Bushy Needlewood 
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist
Size
(HxW):
2-5 m x 1-3 m
Foliage:Leaves stiff and needle-like, grooved below and widely spreading from stem, 1-5-8 cm x 0.7-1.6 mm, longer close to flowers.
Flowers:Cluster of 3-6 hairy, fragrant white (sometimes pink) flowers in leaf axils. Fruit - prominent, rough with a double-pointed beak, 1-2.5 cm wide, May-September
General
Comments:

Pruning beneficial, bird habitat.  Open to dense erect prickly shrub with fine silky hairs, especially on young branchlets.  Nectar for butterflies.

Habitat plant providing protection to birds. Prickly nature can control traffic movement. Flowers displayed well. Tough plant for most positions.

Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council 
  2. Yarra Ranges Council 
  3. iNaturalist 
  4. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) 
  5. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 


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