This small shrub has upright woody branches that form a compact bushy habit. It has narrow dark green leaves and the white or pink spider-like flowers appear in a loose cluster from late winter to early summer.

Hardiness zones 7 to 12

Grevillea sericea subsp. sericea is naturally found in Australia growing on the east coast of New South Wales from Toronto to Morisset in the North to Heathcote in the south and extends to the western slopes growing in dry eucalypt woodlands. 

It prefers a very well drained poor to moderately fertile sandy-stony soil in an exposed sunny to semi-shaded position and is drought, salt spray and frost tolerant.

The Pink Spider Flower is grown for its abundant flowers and its bushy habit. It Is planted in parks and gardens along borders as a screen or as a specimen. It is also used in bushland settings, rockeries and commercial landscapes. 

This shrub is suitable for coastal and inland regions establishing in 2-3 years and is long lived. It has been cultivated from many years in Australia and overseas and is a hardy adaptable plant requiring little care once established. The flowers are used in floral arrangements and there are several cultivars available. . ID 270 

Grevillea (gre-VIL-ee-a) sericea (ser-EE-see-ah)

Proteaceae (pro-tee-AY-see-ee)
Protea Family