Adenanthos sericeus
| 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 |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
|---|---|---|
| Features: | ✓ | flowers, birds |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, pink |
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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.
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Pests and diseases
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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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWrigley 1991 - ↑ George, Alex (1984). An introduction to the Proteaceae of Western Australia. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-86417-005-X.
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