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Royal Mantle grevillea Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
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Vigorous prostrate grevillea that spreads into a wide mat with dark red toothbrush flowers.
A cross between Grevillea willisii and Grevillea laurifolia from the Poorinda series bred in Victoria. One plant can cover several square metres, which makes it useful on banks and for spilling over walls. Flowers through spring and summer.
In the garden
- Attracts
- Birds and shelter for small wildlife
- Flowers
- Dark red toothbrush flowers, 5 to 8 cm long.
- Leaves
- Dark green leaves, some entire and some lobed; new growth is bronze and silky.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Some dry spells
- Climate
- Subtropical, temperate and cool and alpine
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Give it room: one plant spreads 3 m or more. Good for covering banks and trailing over retaining walls.
Pruning
Trim the edges to keep it in bounds. Lift and cut back any stems that start climbing into nearby shrubs.
Care
Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser, if any. Mulch around new plants to keep weeds down until the mat closes over.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Order
- Proteales
- Native to
- Garden origin
Where to buy
Widely available.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle' on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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