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Grevillea papillosa

Grevillea papillosa
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Grevillea papillosa is a spreading shrub from south-western Western Australia that grows in winter-wet ground and swamps. It needs moist soil and good drainage in the warmer months, and does best in full sun to part shade.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil moist, especially in its active growing period, and avoid letting it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil; sandy or peaty mixes suit it.
Temperature
Mild temperate to subtropical conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Grevillea papillosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the South West region of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with narrowly elliptic to linear, as well as deeply divided leaves, and pink-tinged, white flowers with a reddish-pink style.

Where it grows

Grevillea papillosa grows in winter-wet areas and in swamps between Nannup and the Scott River in the Jarrah Forest and Warren bioregions of south-western 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 papillosa 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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