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Products > Grevillea nudiflora 'Medusa'   Grevillea nudiflora 'Medusa' - Bare Flowering Grevillea     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Proteaceae (Proteas) Origin: Australia (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Red Bloomtime: Winter/Spring Synonyms: [Grevillea nudiflora 'Pt. Ann'] Height: <1 foot Width: 8-10 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Grevillea nudiflora 'Medusa' (Bare Flowering Grevillea) - A low growing vigorous plant that forms a wide dense mat to less than 1 foot tall by 10 feet wide of very narrow dark-green leaves that curve gently back towards the ground and are well spaced on overlapping red stems. In mid-winter to late spring and sporadically throughout the year, small clusters of red flowers which have a distinct yellow blotch near the tips appear. The flowers, though not large and showy, are visible on the upper stems as well as within, due to the open structure of this plant - this combination with the foliage make it a very interesting and attractive plant. Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil. Tolerates sea spray and strong winds. The species is endemic to an area on the south coast of Western Australia but is variable in habit with several forms recognized. This form selected and released in 2009 by the UC Santa Cruz Koala Blooms Australian Native Plant Program under the name Grevillea nudiflora 'Medusa' seems to be a "curled-leaf" form of Grevillea nudiflora mentioned by Neil Marriot and Peter Olde in their "The Grevillea Book" in which they note this form is from mica schist soils found at Point Ann (sometimes written as Point Anne) along the coast in the Fitzgerald River National Park. They further note that this form can be sometimes found in Australian nurseries as Grevillea nudiflora 'Pt. Ann'. The specific epithet is from Latin meaning "bare flowers". This is a 2009 UCSC Koala Blooms Australian Plant Introduction.  Information displayed on this page about  Grevillea nudiflora 'Medusa' is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]