Red Pokers
Red Pokers are an easy-to-grow, large shrub with fine, grey-green foliage and long red flower spikes.
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Noongar Name: Unknown
Scientific Name: Hakea bucculenta
Performance: Easy to grow
Size: Large shrub with a maximum height of 5m
Flower: Red
Flowering Time: Djilba-Djilba (Aug-Sep)
Natural Distribution: Grows in the Southwest of WA
- Hakea bucculenta (CC BY-NC 4.0) lorrainecphelan
- Hakea bucculenta (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Kevin Schafer
Growing at a Glance
See Growing Guide for more detail
Position: Suitable for a sunny position.
Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
Pruning: Generally not needed.
Growing Guide
Invited Guests
This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals
- Habitat and Food for Invertebrates
- Habitat and Food for Birds
- Habitat and Food for Reptiles
- Habitat and Food for Mammals