Grevillea 'Orange Marmalade'

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Plant description

Grevillea 'Orange Marmalade' is a vigorous medium sized spreading shrub. It has unusual upright orange flowers for most of the year. Birds love them. The leaves are glossy and deep green, with contrasting silver undersides. An excellent screen or open hedge plant that grows to round 3 metres high and wide. Can only cope with light frosts, so is best in warm temperate to sub-tropical climates. Likes a well drained soil in full sun.

Further reading: Grevilleas and Grevilleas for cold climates (articles written by native plant expert Angus Stewart).

Additional plant information

Flowers

Flower colour: orange
Flowering season: spring summer autumn winter

Plant size

Maximum height: 3 metres
Minimum height: 2.5 metres

Maximum width: 3 metres
Minimum width: 2 metres

Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance

This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Light frost tolerance.
Plant is not salt tolerant.

Fauna attracting?

Yes. Attracts: Birds.

Climate

This plant species will grow in the following climates: temperate, subtropical.

Soil types & conditions

Loam: moist, well-drained.

Clay: well-drained.

Sand: moist, well-drained.

Miscellaneous information

Native to: Australia.

Planting season: Any.

Types of fertiliser: Low phosphorus native fertiliser.

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