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GREVILLEA juniperina
Commonly known as Juniper leaf, Prickly spider flower
Terminal racemes of bright red flowers in summer and bright green needle-like leaves
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Evergreen - narrowly lance-shaped to linear leaves 1-2cm (½-¾in) long.
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Red -
Height - 2m (6½ft) -
Spread - 1m (39in)
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - prostrate to upright-branched habit. Dense, rounded shrub. Flowers in pendent racemes to 6cm (2½in) long.
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F) -
Full sun -
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - none -
Place of origin - Australia (New South Wales) -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil - moderately fertile.
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Neutral to acid soil
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Grevillea Growing Guide
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
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All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
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