Description

This is a compact everblooming shrub with delightful gold spider flowers. The glossy green leaves are held on arching branches and are set off with flowers for most of the year with a crescendo in late winter to spring. This is a great specimen or container plant to add year round interest to your garden. An extremely hardy plant, frost, heat and drought tolerant. Attractive to wildlife like nectar eating birds and insects. A must have plant for native gardens.

Feed in spring and summer with a good native fertilizer, watering in well afterwards to avoid leaf burn.

Note – some grevilleas can cause skin irritation to some people. If you are affected wear protective clothing when handling grevilleas

Family: Proteaceae

Scientific Name: Grevillea rhyolitica

Cultivar: Deua Gold

Common Name: Grevillea

Plant Type: Small shrub

Height: 1 ~ 1.2 metre

Width: 1 ~ 1.5 metre

Flower Colour: Gold

Flowering Time: All year

Ph Level: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type: Sandy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix, Poor soil

Plant Environment: Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Cold climate, Drought resistant

Climate Zone: Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool, Semi-arid

Light: Sunny, Light shade

Growth Habit: Evergreen, Dense foliage

Lifespan: Perennial

Soil Moisture: Dry, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance: Tolerates heavy frost, Tolerates light frost

Plant Usage: Hedge, Feature plant, Screen, Windbreak

Special Features: Cut flower, Erosion control, Bird nesting plant

Attracts Wildlife: Bees, Nectar eating birds,