Grevillea Poorinda Peter

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Re-stock: more than 12 weeks

$9.80

Stunning dark green foliage, bronze when new, and reddish purple flowers from summer through to winter - great for attracting native birds. An old cultivar that's usually hard to track down. Dense spreading hedge or shrub, fast growing. Ideal for exposed sites. Parent of Grevillea Bronze Rambler

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Description

Grevillea acanthifolia x Grevillea longifolia 'Poorinda Peter'
APPEARANCE: Fast-growing large grevillea with rich bronze new foliage maturing to deep green. Flowers are burgundy-purple, toothbrush-like, appearing year round from winter peaking during late spring and summer.
ORIGIN :G acanthifolia and G longifolia are native to a few locations in NSW around the Blue Mountains; acanthifolia in wet swampy areas and longifolia along riverbanks.
USE FOR: Attracts nectar feeding birds and dense foliage provides shelter; winter colour; feature planting; fast-growing informal screening plant.
CLIMATE: Tolerates frost and some dry periods once established. Growing happily in Canberra. Based on its parentage, may tolerate wetter soils than most grevilleas.
PLANTING: Plant in free draining soil in full sun for best flowering.
CARE: Mulch and water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks. Prune yearly after heaviest flowering for a neat appearance and to encourage new growth. 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%..
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH: 2-3 m H x 2-4 m 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.
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