Grevillea 'Pretty Polly'

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Plant description

Grevillea 'Pretty Polly' is a medium shrub with soft foliage, a semi weeping habit and mid green leaves. It has masses of spider flowers in multi coloured shades of pink and crimson for most of the year. Excellent for low hedges; specimen or group planting for outstanding bird habitat. Likes a moist open soil, tolerates light frost and coastal conditions. Best is a sunny spot, but also good in part shade.

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

Additional plant information

Flowers

Flower colour: red or pink
Flowering season: spring summer autumn winter

Plant size

Maximum height: 1.5 metres
Minimum height: 1.2 metres

Maximum width: 1.8 metres
Minimum width: 1.5 metres

Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance

This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Medium frost tolerance.
Plant is salt tolerant.

Fauna attracting?

Yes. Attracts: Birds.

Climate

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

Soil types & conditions

Loam: moist, well-drained.

Clay: moist, well-drained.

Sand: moist, well-drained.

Soil pH: 5.5-6.5

Miscellaneous information

Native to: Australia.

Planting season: Any.

Types of fertiliser: Low phosphorous native fertiliser.

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