Description

An adaptable species that will assume an upright, airy form; grows well in most well drained soils; large, rose-pink spidery flower clusters emerge in spring and are good for cutting; long, finely cut, narrow ferny foliage adds great texture

Landscape Attributes

Long John Grevillea is an open multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

Long John Grevillea is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Long John Grevillea will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.