Grevillea 'Tucker Time Entree'

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Plant description

Grevillea 'Tucker Time Entree' is a compact and free-flowering small shrub with soft narrow foliage and delicate tri-coloured flowers of pink and gold. A great source of nectar for honey-eating birds during colder months. A versatile, colourful low shrub for garden beds, or a long-flowering container plant for deck, patio or balcony. It naturally grows into a shapely mounded plant, making this a great low maintenance shrub for your garden. Good for coastal areas, and handles frost and dry spells well.

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

Additional plant information

Flowers

Flower colour: pink and yellow
Flowering season: spring autumn winter

Plant size

Maximum height: 0.5 metres
Minimum height: 0.35 metres

Maximum width: 0.4 metres
Minimum width: 0.3 metres

Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance

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

Fauna attracting?

Yes. Attracts: birds.

Climate

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

Soil types & conditions

Loam: well-drained.

Clay: not suitable.

Sand: well-drained.

Miscellaneous information

Native to: Australia.

Planting season: Any.

Types of fertiliser: Low phosphorus native fertiliser.

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