Grevillea Murray Valley Queen - royal grevillea
This lovely grevillea has rich orange-red flowers that hang like mini chandeliers, and grey-green olive-like oval leaves which quickly form bold upright bushy stems. She doesn't look like your average grevillea (unless you're a big fan of Deua Flame, like we are).
Murray Valley Queen prefers a cool climate over a scorching desert one; in the wild she hangs out in high mountain ranges even into the snowfields, feeding hungry winter birds.
Flower images : Peganum cropped to size.
Grevillea victoriae 'Murray Valley Queen', 'Murray Queen' - royal grevillea
APPEARANCE: Variable evergreen native shrub with hanging clusters of red-orange flowers throughout most of the year, mainly in winter-spring. Untypical oval leaves with a bronze tint and grey underside; bushy upright habit.
ORIGIN : Mountainous regions and valleys of VIC, occasionally above the treeline
USE IN: Native garden, wildlife garden, as an informal hedge or screening plant. Suited to containers; good bird nectar plant. Long flowering season
CLIMATE: Tolerates cold to -8C or even lower.
PLANTING: Plant in full sun to part shade in well drained soil.
CARE: Mulch on planting; water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks. Prune after flowering to encourage future buds, and to shape the plant. 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 : 2-4m on average, taller in sheltered warmer sites.
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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