This shrub has slender arching reddish brown branches that form a dense rounded habit. The holly-like dull green pointed leaves are stiff and leathery and the small clusters of pink tube-shaped flowers appear from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Grevillea pilosa is naturally found in southern Western Australia growing in mallee or heathland in well drained moderately fertile sandy to clay loams. It prefers a cool wet winter and a hot dry summer in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tolerant.

This Grevillea is grown for its flowers and its rounded habit. It is planted in parks or gardens as a specimen or in group plantings along borders. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 2 to 3 years and is long lived. It is also used in roof gardens and is an excellent bird haven. ID 2372

Grevillea(gre-VIL-ee-a) pilosa (pil-OH-sah)

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