Grevillea aquifolium acanthifolia Copper Crest

When rain hasn’t fallen for some time and the amount of water you can use for your garden is limited, then dense ground covering plants such as Copper Crest™ have a major role to play. Combined with a thick mulch, the cooling effect of dense plants ensures that evaporation is kept to a minimum. Plants are healthier and are more attractive when given optimum conditions in harder times. Copper Crest™ thrives in a range of climates from cool temperate to sub tropical, and the long pink toothbrush flowers ensure regular visits from a range of honey-eating and other small birds throughout the year. Attractive divided foliage has rich coppery new growth in spring and summer. Both near-coastal sites and inland with some frost are suitable, in moist clay or sandy loams of neutral to acid pH. A good clip back after flowering is recommended.