{"product_id":"hakea-laurina-stockdale-sensation","title":"Stockdale Sensation Pincushion Hakea - Hakea laurina ‘Stockdale Sensation’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStockdale Sensation Pincushion Hakea - Hakea laurina ‘Stockdale Sensation’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pincushion hakea flowers in the middle of autumn and winter, throwing crimson globes studded with cream styles that look engineered rather than grown. ‘Stockdale Sensation’ is a selected form of \u003cem\u003eHakea laurina\u003c\/em\u003e chosen for heavier, more reliable flowering and a fuller, better furnished habit than typical seedlings. Long blue-green leaves and a rounded shrub outline give it presence even out of flower, and honeyeaters find it within days of the first buds opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Stockdale Sensation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms open from autumn into winter, filling the season when most native shrubs have shut down.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower structure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Each globe is a dense red sphere with radiating cream styles, striking enough to cut for a vase.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenser habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: This selection furnishes lower and flowers more consistently than the run of seedling grown pincushion hakeas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar source\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wattlebirds, honeyeaters and native bees work the flowers heavily through the cold months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater thrift\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once rooted it needs no summer irrigation in most temperate Australian gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row along a fence gives a three metre evergreen barrier with a long flowering season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird garden anchor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combined with banksias and correas it extends nectar supply right through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry front garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: On unirrigated verges and gravel beds it performs where exotic shrubs need constant water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut flower plant\u003c\/strong\u003e: The long stems and durable flower heads hold well indoors and are worth growing for picking.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn in warm districts, early spring where winters are cold and wet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is not negotiable. Sandy or gravelly soils suit it best; on the heavier clays of the eastern states plant on a raised mound and mulch with gravel. Use low phosphorus native fertiliser only, and never manure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly for the first summer to settle the root ball, then reduce quickly, since prolonged wet soil in warm weather is the usual cause of sudden collapse. Tip prune after flowering each year to keep the shrub compact, and avoid cutting back into old bare wood, which reshoots poorly.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South west Western Australia (parent species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crimson red with cream styles\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"430mm","offer_id":59795367100702,"sku":"ND-0916-430MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/2e5lmE0ERMp9yHXUzfFgf_MPjNqSnR.jpg?v=1787314319","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/hakea-laurina-stockdale-sensation","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}