Flowering natives are a winter glory

Updated July 29 2016 - 10:06am, first published July 27 2016 - 12:53pm
WINTER BLOOMS: The Hakea laurina is a valuable source of nectar for birds in the colder months.
WINTER BLOOMS: The Hakea laurina is a valuable source of nectar for birds in the colder months.

Hakea laurina is a small evergreen native shrub that produces spectacular flowers from March to August with nectar-rich, rounded balls of bright crimson, resembling a pin cushion covered in thin, creamy-coloured styles protruding like short pins, maturing to a vibrant, deep red.

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