Adenanthos cunninghamii - Prostrate Woolly Bush, Woollybush 140mm
Adenanthos cunninghamii - Prostrate Woolly Bush, Woollybush 140mm
Product Description
BOTANICAL NAME: Adenanthos cunninghamii
COMMON NAMES: Prostrate Woolly Bush, Woollybush,
NATIVE: Yes FOLIAGE TYPE: Evergreen
PLANT TYPE: Hedging / Screening,
PLANT HABIT: Shrubs Dense, Prostrate, Spreading
DESCRIPTION:
Beautiful soft grey/green foliaged low growing native shrub with burgundy tips. Inconspicuous red flowers for most of the year attract birds. Suitable for both coastal and inland sites, great as a low hedge. Foliage can be also used for cut flower interest. Grows approx 1.5m tall x 1.5m wide.
MATURE HEIGHT: 1-2m MATURE WIDTH: 1-2m
POSITION: Full Sun SOIL TYPE: Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
LANDSCAPE USE(S)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot
PESTS & DISEASES: Generally trouble free
PLANT CARE: Low phosphorus slow release fertilizer, Mulch well
FAMILY NAME: Proteaceae ORIGIN: Australia
CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
REQUIREMENTS TOLERANCES
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High