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Grevillea iaspicula

Grevillea iaspicula
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Grevillea iaspicula, the Wee Jasper grevillea, is an endangered shrub from limestone outcrops in southern New South Wales, grown mainly by specialist nurseries. It is a good garden candidate that tolerates a range of soils, responds well to pruning and resists heavy frost.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then reduce to occasional watering once established, as it is adapted to dry rocky sites.
Soil
Adaptable to a range of soil types; good drainage is advisable, as in its natural limestone habitat.
Temperature
Tolerates heavy frost; protect young plants from extreme heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Grevillea iaspicula, commonly known as Wee Jasper grevillea, is an endangered species of shrub that is endemic to a restricted area of southern New South Wales.

How to grow it

The species has only been brought in to cultivation in recent times and plants are not yet widely available beyond specialist nurseries. It exhibits a number of qualities which make it a suitable candidate for many gardens including adaptability to a range of soil types, responsiveness to pruning, and resistance to heavy frost. Plants may be propagated from cuttings.

Where it grows

Grevillea iaspicula occurs in a restricted area in Wee Jasper and near Lake Burrinjuck among limestone-based rocky outcrops. Many populations are on private land.

Other Grevillea plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grevillea iaspicula 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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