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Grevillea 'Sylvia' - An upright shrub to 8 to 12 feet tall by 6 to 8 feet wide with 6 inch long silvery-gray lobed leaves and 6 inch long dense, deep rosy-pink flower spikes that are borne most of the year.
Plant in full sun in most soils, providing they are well drained and irrigate occasionally although moderately drought resistant once established. Frost hardy to around 25° F. Will benefit from a hard pruning after peak flowering to keep plant more compact. A useful shrub in a range of positions throughout the garden and is good as a screen or a feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds.
Grevillea 'Sylvia' is a seedling of Grevillea 'Misty Pink' (a hybrid of G. banksii and G. sessilis) that exhibits all of the characteristics of its parent except that it has entirely pink flowers instead of the two-toned pink and white flowers of 'Misty Pink'.
The information displayed on this page about Grevillea 'Sylvia' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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