Hakea myrtoides or Myrtle Hakea is a shrub endemic to the woodlands of the Darling Range

Darling Scarp

The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north-south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia...

 near Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 in Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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It grows to between 0.3 and 0.9 metres in height and has pink flowers that appear in winter and early spring followed by small woody seed capsules that are less than 1 cm in diameter. The leaves are small, elliptical and myrtle-like (hence myrtiodes) and are about 2 cm in length and end in a point. In cultivation the plant in often grafted

Grafting

Grafting is a horticultural technique whereby tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together. This vascular joining is called inosculation...

 onto Hakea salicifolia

Hakea salicifolia

Hakea salicifolia commonly known as the Willow-leaved Hakea, is indigenous to New South Wales and Queensland. It is a fast-growing shrub which grows up to 5m tall with leaves that can grow up to 12 cm long. New growth on the Willow-leaved Hakea has a pleasant rose colouring...

, which enables it to grow in a wider variety of soil conditions.