Grevillea speciosa

Botanical Name: Grevillea speciosa
Author: (Knight) McGill.
Common Name: Red Spider-flower
Family: Proteaceae

Location

This species occurs in the wild from Buckety to the Parramatta River in New South Wales. In the Banksia Garden at Mount Annan we’ve used it as a low informal hedge around paths and part of the carpark.

A small to medium shrub which spot flowers throughout the year but puts on a spectacular display of scarlet flowers in late winter to early spring.

It is fairly common in the nursery trade as it tolerates a wide range of climatic variations. It prefers a sunny or partially shaded position in well-drained soil and is frost hardy.