Waterwise Plant Details

Olive-Leaved Grevillea, Olive Grevillea

Spreading, open-natured, hardy shrub to 3 metres high and 4 metres wide. Can be pruned to smaller proportions. Olive shaped leaves, dark green above and lighter green or grey green underneath. Red flower clusters are produced on older wood from late winter to summer. Bird attracting. A rare plant in the wild but freely available for gardeners in red, pink, yellow and orange ('Apricot Glow') flowered forms.

Pronunciation: Gre-vill-ee-ya

Warning: A few plants in the Protea family can be damaged by phosphorous (P). Exercise caution when applying fertiliser. Caution may cause skin irritation.