Botanical Name: Common Names:
Adenanthos sericeus Baby Woolly Bush Dwarf Woolly Bush, Dwarf Woollybush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Dwarf Woolly Bush is an attractive small shrub with its silvery-green woolly soft foliage and tiny pale red flowers in Spring. Dwarf Woolly Bush is an excellent plant for creating contrasting textures within the landscape. This plant can be used as a feature border to enhance colour and texture contrast between plants or can be planted in informal garden beds.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Proteaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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