These taller varieties of Grevillea are great to use as specimen trees, screens or privacy hedges. The birds love them too!

Description

Many species of Grevillea attract birds into the garden as they produce huge quantities of nectar. There are so many different colours, shapes and sizes and they flower for such an extended period of time, there's so many reasons to grow them.

Care

Growing your grevilleas in well drained soils is the key to success. In areas with clay soils you will need to build up the soil to knee height to improve the drainage before the grevilleas will do well! Feed with a specialized native plant food such as Garden Gold for Natives. Prune lightly and often after every flush of flowers to avoid legginess. Pruning a little and often will extend the length of your grevilleas life and create a handsome compact bush. Yes you may need to sacrifice some flowers for the sake of pruning, but they'll quickly bounce back with more.

Planting

Saturate the root ball before planting. Dig a hole twice the size of the pot. Prune off all coiled roots at the base. Plant will quickly develop straight roots. Water every 2 to 3 days until established. All grevilleas prefer a well-drained spot with plenty of sunshine.

Our favourite Tall Varieties

'Misty Pink' - Grows well in warm gardens to 3m and hates cold and frost. Needs full sun and plenty of drainage.

'Moonlight' - Grows well in warm gardens to 3m with creamy white flowers for most of the year, great at night to attract moths that your birds can feed on.