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    GREVILLEA lanigera 'Mount Tamboritha
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    GREVILLEA lanigera 'Mount Tamboritha

    Commonly known as Woolly grevillea

    ('Compacta') - prostrate, dwarf form with an attractive bushy habit and pinkish red and cream flowers.
     
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    • Good to know
      Syn. Compacta
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      Crowded, linear to narrowly oblong, hairy, mid-green to greyish green leaves 1-3cm (½-1¼in) long with margins rolled under. Flowers in semi-erect racemes to 6cm (2½in) wide.
    • Cream
    • Red
    • Striped, Veined or Multicoloured
    • Racemes
      Semi-erect racemes to 6cm (2½in) wide
    • Australian / New Zealand
    • Border
      Suitable for a sheltered, sunny border
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Entire
    • Linear
    • Oblong
    • Height
      1m (39in)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Many-branched, rounded shrub, sometimes mat-forming
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • 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)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Moderately fertile.
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • skin irritant
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Mature Size
      1m (39in)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1.5m (5ft)
      		  
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