Grevillea Sea Spray
Low-growing hardy native groundcover for rockeries and borders, with a lovely cascading habit and soft grey leaves. Plant in well drained soil in full sun to enjoy bursts of raspberry flowers at the stem tips from autumn to spring.
Grevillea preissii 'Sea Spray'
APPEARANCE : Fast establishing, low growing cascading grevillea with long stems of soft, blue-grey, foliage and raspberry red toothbrush flowers. Preissii is a WA species that is usually a largeish shrub; this is a compact low form.
USE IN: Ideal used in rockeries as a feature plant or borders for larger native gardens. Hanging baskets. Wildlife attracting - nectar feeding birds find the flowers irresistible
CLIMATE : Should come through light overnight frost. Prefers dry climates but grows happily in our Sunshine Coast QLD nursery.
LOCATION: Plant in full sun to part shaded in the garden. Prefers well drained soil; will tolerate dry rocky soils. To get the longest flowering period from this grevillea plant in a warm sunny position.
CARE: Water regularly during the first 8-12 weeks until the plant is established. Prune after flowering to promote flowering and dense growth habit. 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: 0.5 - 1 M H x 1 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.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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