Scientific Name: Hovea acutifolia

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  • Pronunciation:
    hoe-VEE-ah ah-cute-ee-FOAL-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Hovea
  • Derivation:
    Hovea: honours Anton Hove, Polish botanist, collected for Joseph Banks, died 1798|acutifolia: sharply pointed leaves
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Purple, winter, spring
  • Fruit:
    Green pod
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Landcare Display Garden, Hedges, Bush food, NLTalks2010, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Coolum High, Boreen Point Caravan Park, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Cooloothin Corner, Banana, Old Tewantin, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Fraser Island, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, TAFE NNP Tanglewood NNP Coastal Noosa River NP Noosa North Shore PS BHNR, Stratford Park, NNS, Heritage Park, Wallace Park,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: SOME Hoveas have edible seeds.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Suitable plant for appropriate soil type (see Vegetation type) ||Bushy shrub for average soil in sun or part shade. Prune to shape. ||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.|Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Add to mixed hedge or screen for seasonal colour.||WHITE FORM featured in Noosa Landcare Display Garden at Pomona.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||