This shrub has a stiff upright habit with few stems that form an open crown. It has broad lanced-shaped mid-green leaves and the creamy white tube-shaped flowers appear in a spike from late winter to spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Conospermum longifolium is naturally found in Australian growing on the east coast of New South Wales along the ridges of the great dividing range.

It prefers a well drained, poor sandy to stony soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought resistant.

The Long-leaf Coneseed is grown for its flowers. It is planted in small or native gardens as a specimen or it is used in rockeries. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions and establishes in 1-2 years. It is very hardy plant and is used for cut flowers. There is two other sub-species that have different shaped leaves. ID 863

Conospermum(kon-oh-SPERM-um) longifolium(lon-jee-FOH-lee-um)

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