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Grevillea lanigera (Woolly Grevillea) - An attractive dense shrub to 4 to 5 feet tall and equally wide, buteasily kept smaller. It has small and narrow, rounded gray green slightly hairy leaves and brilliant flower displays from late winter into early spring composed of a bright salmon perianth with a curving, cream-colored style.
Performs best in full sun to partial shade in a well-draining, moist to dry soil, surviving short periods of drought. Highly attractive to butterflies. Hardy to moderate frosts and has survived cold winter nights with short duration temperatures down to 18-20° F.
Grevillea lanigera has a wide distribution from the northern tablelands north of Sydney in New South Wales south to Wilson's Promontory in Victoria. The genus is named after Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), co-founder of London Horticultural Society. The specific epithet "lanigera" comes from the Latin word 'lana' (wool) and 'gerus' (bearing) referring to woolly leaves.
A great durable plant in California gardens that has long been considered to be one of the most durable of all Grevillea species. We started growing in 1988 but in 2011 we have moved on to only grow the selected low growing forms of it, Grevillea lanigera 'Coastal Gem' and Grevillea lanigera 'Prostrate' (AKA 'Mt Tamborintha') and have not produced or sold this plant since 2012.
The information displayed on this page about Grevillea lanigera 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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