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Grevillea aspleniifolia

Grevillea aspleniifolia
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Grevillea aspleniifolia is a spreading Australian shrub from eastern New South Wales, grown for its fern-like leaves and purplish toothbrush flowers. It needs full sun and well-drained soil, even if heavy.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub, Fern
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then reduce; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerates heavy soil if drainage is good.
Temperature
Hardy in mild to subtropical climates; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Grevillea aspleniifolia, also known as fern leaf grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a spreading shrub with linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.

How to grow it

Grevillea aspleniifolia is reported to be a hardy, fast-growing plant that tolerates heavy soil as long as the soil is well-drained. A sunny position is preferred.

Where it grows

This grevillea grows in woodland on sandstone or shale in the catchments of the Warragamba Dam and Woronora River, and near Bungonia Caves, in eastern New South Wales.

Other Grevillea plants

Grevillea baileyana · Kahiliflower · Grevillea baueri · Fuchsia grevillea · Golden Grevillea · Grevillea curviloba · Grevillea ×gaudichaudii · Grevillea glossadenia · Spreading Grevillea · Grevillea iaspicula · Juniper Leaf Grevillea · Lavender Grevillea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grevillea aspleniifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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