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Grevillea microstyla

Grevillea microstyla is a small Australian shrub from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, grown for its dense crimson flower clusters. It needs good drainage and a warm, sunny spot, and tolerates dry conditions once established.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor, low-fertility soils.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect from frost below about 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Western Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Grevillea microstyla is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with divided or toothed leaves with dense clusters of crimson flowers that have a dull orange style.

Where it grows

This grevillea grows in grassy woodland in shallow valleys and below ridges in the western Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.

Other Grevillea plants

Grevillea acacioides · Grevillea acanthifolia · Grevillea acerata · Grevillea acrobotrya · Grevillea acropogon · Grevillea acuaria · Grevillea adenotricha · Grevillea agrifolia · Grevillea albiflora · Catclaws Grevillea · Grevillea alpivaga · Grevillea althoferorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grevillea microstyla 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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