Botanical Name: Common Names:
Adenanthos sericeus Silver Streak Silver Woolly Bush, Silver Woollybush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Beautiful, upright shrub-like native tree with spreading branches growing to approx 3m. Beautiful silky, silver foliage is soft to touch and small red flowers are quite inconspicuous and sit amongst the foliage for most of the year. Great for coastal sites, cut flower foliage, screening and popular as an Australian potted Christmas tree.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Proteaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Grey, Silver
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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