This hakea shrub always flowers in April-May and there are still quite a few new buds still to finish ripening. When the flowers have finished an almond-like nut with a seed forms on the canes and last for years. The shrub reaches 9 metres eventually if it doesn't blow over in the wind. In some parts of Australia this plant is regarded as a weed, but the flower is a favourite and people still like to include it in their native planting.