Hakeas - Ivan Holliday

Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide
by Ivan Holliday

Published by New Holland Publishers - August 2005 - Paperback - 303pp - 21cm x 11cm

Most Hakeas are shrubs. Many bear beautiful flower spikes, followed by large, unusual fruits which are popular in dried flower arrangements. Hakeas: A Field And Garden Guide is the first fully comprehensive book on this plant group. It features all 148 species and 15 sub-species known. It is an important contribution to our knowledge of native plants. For botanists who have, to date, had no reference for this group, the book will prove invaluable. For gardeners, the cultivation notes will guide them in their selection and care of these useful native plants.

Ivan Holliday, a well known as a South Australian sportsman in his younger days, has since written 11 books on Australian plants like Gardener's Companion to Eucaplyptus and is a regular contributor to journals on Australian flora. Now in semi-retirement, he works part time as a planning consultant and author. He also works on community projects with the Australian Plants Society.