Grevillea 'Winter Wonder'
- File Number
- 1657
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1586
- Registration Date
- 19/11/2021
- Application Received
- 14/02/2020
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Grevillea 'Winter Wonder'
- Origin
- A result of a controlled pollination or manipulated cross. - Female: Grevillea Lanigera Mt Tamboritha form. - Male: Grevillea lanigera Warby Range form.
- Characteristics
- Grevillea ‘Winter Wonder’ is a medium sized shrub growing to approximately 1.5 metres tall. It has red and white flowers and soft grey/green foliage. Flowers occur from winter to spring and attract nectar feeding birds. ‘Winter Wonder’ can produce long flowering branches which may be trimmed if a more compact plant is desired.
- Cultivation
- Highly ornamental shrub. Suitable for most soil types. Best in a sunny site but will tolerate some shade. Frost resistant to -6C. Responds well to pruning.
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal: Volume 29, Issue 2
- Colour Coding
- RHS 1986 Leaves: Green Group ; Flowers : Red Group 46B
- Propagation
- PBR Protected 2015/294
- Applicant Name
- Peter Ollerenshaw
- Uses
- Small to medium shrub suitable for mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant, attracts nectar feeding birds.
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -