This small shrub has slender glabrous stems that form an upright-spreading bushy habit. It has divided dark green leaves with pungent linear leaflets and the brown-red tubed-shaped flowers appear in pendant clusters from spring to summer.  

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Grevillea microstegia is naturally found in Australia growing on the slopes of Mt Cassell in Victoria in scrub or woodlands. 

It prefers a well drained shallow sandy-stony or clay based soil in an open to exposed sunny position tolerating humid summer conditions and is frost and drought tolerant.

This Grevillea is grown for its angular foliage and its flowers. It is planted in garden borders for screening or as an intruder barrier and for attracting birds. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 2 to 3 years. It is also used in patio pots or rockeries with grafted forms available for humid regions. ID 2473

Grevillea (gre-VIL-ee-a) microstegia (my-kroh-STEE-jee-ah)

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