This variable shrub is upright and bushy or low-spreading with greyish stems that form a dense habit. It has blue green pine-like leaves that may be divided and the red to pink tube-shaped flowers appear in pendant clusters during spring.
Hardiness zones 9 to 11
Grevillea pinasteris naturally found in Western Australia from the Murchison River to Eneabba growing in shrubland, heath or along watercourses.
It grows in a variety of soils, clay to sandy loam that is alkaline to acidic, moderately fertile and prefers an open sunny position, tolerating hot dry summers and wet winters. It is drought, light frost and salt spray tolerant.
This Grevillea is grown for its flowers and its bushy habit. It is planted in shrub borders or as a specimen in parks or gardens and is suitable for coastal or inland regions. It is used for screen plantingattracting birdsand establishes in 2 to 3 years and is long lived. ID 2373
Grevillea(gre-VIL-ee-a) pinaster(pin-AS-ter)
Proteaceae (pro-tee-AY-see-ee)
Protea Family