A newer species is featured as the Day 13 plant. It is Hakea drupracea, an Australian native shrub that I started from seed just last year. The plants are struggling in the winter greenhouse–there was a period when the Vornado fan wasn’t on and they developed some botrytis mold, but they are recovering now that the circulation is better. Here is what they look like today:
I like the way these little shrubs are growing. You can see the newest leaves are almost like needles. Below is a sequence showing their progress in about a year.
Plans for these plants in 2020 include potting them up into larger pots early in the spring and moving them outside for the spring/summer/fall seasons. I’m not sure how long it will take these plants to bloom, but I look forward to their interesting, fragrant white flowers.