This shrub has an upright spreading habit with an open crown. It has soft grey-green deeply lobed leaves and the scarlet tube-shaped flowers appearing in a toothbrush-like raceme during spring. Cultivar 'Golden Glory' has orange-yellow coloured flowers.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10

Grevillea tenuiloba is naturally found in Western Australia growing amongst trees or scrubland in well drained poor to moderately fertile, sandy to clay loams that are commonly associated with granite outcrops. It prefers an open sunny position and is frost tender but drought tolerant.

This attractive low growing grevillea is used in small gardens or parks in coastal or inland regions. It is also grown in garden borders as a filler-shrub or as a specimen in a native a garden. It establishes in 2 to 3 years and tolerates dry conditions.ID 1110

Grevillea(gre-VIL-ee-a) tenuiloba(TEN-wil-OH-bah)

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