Adenanthos sericeus

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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

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Woolly Bush
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Adenanthos
Species: A. sericeus

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

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).

Distribution

The species occurs in Western Australia on coastal sandhills and outcrops.

Cultivation

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.

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.

References

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