This small shrub has an erect stem with angled branches that form a bushy rounded habit. It has needle-like dark green leaves and the small white tube-shaped flowers appear in a cluster during spring followed by beaked fruit. 

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Hakea rostrata is naturally found in southern Australia growing in well drained moderately fertile moist light soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought resistant. 

The Beaked Hakea is grown for its bushy habit and flowers. It is planted in small or native gardens along borders for screening and as a safe haven for small birds. It is suitable for coastal or low-mountain regions establishing in 2-3 years and is moderately long lived. The shrub is also grown in large rockeries or bushland settings. ID 533

Hakea (HĂK-ee-a) rostrata (row-STR-tah)

Proteaceae (pro-tee-AY-see-ee)
Protea Family