Grevillea Bonfire
Eastralia meets Westralia in this hybrid grevillea, with one parent from WA and one from NSW. It's a more compact sibling to the bigger bronze-leaved Bon Accord, which shares the same parents.
This mix of coasts suggests that this native would be happy in most gardens across the country, adapting to a range of climate and soil conditions, and reportedly good to -5C.
A beautiful shrub, with elegant fine foliage, and a long flowering season of vibrant prominent flowers, with heaps of nectar for native birds. It's a fine feature plant for wildlife gardens, and makes an excellent informal hedge if you have the space as it is bushy all the way down.
Flower images : KM cropped to size.
Grevillea johnsonii x wilsonii 'Bonfire'
APPEARANCE: Native medium-large flowering shrub with nectar-rich vibrant red-pink flowers which bloom intermittently throughout the year, and are very prominent at the end of the stems. Leaves are long, fine and slender, bronze when new. It is a hybrid of west coast and east coast species, which should give it more resilience and adaptability to different climates.
ORIGIN :G johnsonii is found in NSW in rocky sandstone; G wilsonii is native to southwest WA growing in sandy soils.
USE FOR: Native and wildlife gardens, feature shrub, informal hedges.
CLIMATE: Tolerates light frosts, some dry spells, coastal conditions.
PLANTING: Plant in well-drained soil, with a neutral to acid pH.
CARE: Prune after flowering to promote new growth and flowering. Mulch well and water regularly until the plant is established. Feed with a slow release native fertiliser when buds form - grevilleas can be phosphorus-sensitive so the P ratio of the fertiliser needs to be under 3%
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 2m H x 2m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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