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|common_name=Albany woollybush, Coastal woollybush
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| genus = ''[[Adenanthos]]''
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'''''Adenanthos sericeus''''', commonly known as ''' Woolly Bush''', is a shrub which in native to [[Australia]].
 
'''''Adenanthos sericeus''''', commonly known as ''' Woolly Bush''', is a shrub which in native to [[Australia]].
  
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==Description==
 
 
It is a shrub which can grow up to 5 metres in height. It produces red or orange flowers between early winter and mid autumn (June to April in Australia).
 
It is a shrub which can grow up to 5 metres in height. It produces red or orange flowers between early winter and mid autumn (June to April in Australia).
  
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==Distribution==
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Though its flowers are inconspicuous, ''A.&nbsp;sericeus'' is considered an attractive garden plant for the colour and texture of its dense foliage. Its high tolerance of salt-laden winds makes it an excellent screen plant in coastal areas.<ref name="Wrigley 1991"/><ref name="George 1984">{{cite book | author = George, Alex | year = 1984 | title = An introduction to the Proteaceae of Western Australia | publisher = Kangaroo Press | location = Kenthurst | isbn = 0-86417-005-X | page = 5}}</ref>
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The species occurs in [[Western Australia]] on coastal sandhills and outcrops.
 
  
 
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==
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Woolly Bush is grown for its attractive soft foliage rather than its flowers which are quite small. In cultivation it usually grows to between 2 and 3 metres in height and a similar width, and requires little pruning to stay shapely.
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In cultivation it usually grows to between 2 and 3 metres in height and a similar width, and requires little pruning to stay shapely.
  
 
Due to its salt and wind tolerance, it makes an excellent coastal plant, but is not suited to heavier soils. It has  a medium to fast growth rate.
 
Due to its salt and wind tolerance, it makes an excellent coastal plant, but is not suited to heavier soils. It has  a medium to fast growth rate.
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===Propagation===
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==Varieties==
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==Gallery==
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File:Adenanthos sericeus sprig with flower.jpg|Flowers occur nested within the foliage at the end of a branch.
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File:Adenanthos sericeus leaf.JPG|A single leaf, showing the tri-segmentation into [[lacinia]]e
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File:Adenanthos sericeus flower.JPG|Flowers, before (''left'') and after (''right'') [[anthesis]]
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File:Adenanthossericeus.jpg|plant
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==References==
 
==References==
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*{{APNI | name = ''Adenanthos sericeus'' Labill. | id = 21594}}
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*{{FloraBase|name=''Adenanthos sericeus'' |id=1794}}
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 10 November 2010


Foliage with flowers


Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width: ⇔ 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers, birds
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: ❀ red, pink
Scientific Names

Proteaceae >

Adenanthos >

sericeus >


Adenanthos sericeus, commonly known as Woolly Bush, is a shrub which in native to Australia.

It is a shrub which can grow up to 5 metres in height. It produces red or orange flowers between early winter and mid autumn (June to April in Australia).

Though its flowers are inconspicuous, A. sericeus is considered an attractive garden plant for the colour and texture of its dense foliage. Its high tolerance of salt-laden winds makes it an excellent screen plant in coastal areas.[1][2]

Cultivation

In cultivation it usually grows to between 2 and 3 metres in height and a similar width, and requires little pruning to stay shapely.

Due to its salt and wind tolerance, it makes an excellent coastal plant, but is not suited to heavier soils. It has a medium to fast growth rate.

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • Flowers occur nested within the foliage at the end of a branch.

  • A single leaf, showing the tri-segmentation into laciniae

  • Flowers, before (left) and after (right) anthesis

  • plant

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Wrigley 1991
  2. ↑ George, Alex (1984). An introduction to the Proteaceae of Western Australia. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-86417-005-X. 

External links


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