This variable shrub is upright to prostrate with spreading reddish branches that form a dense habit. It has divided leaves with grey green linear lobes and the pinkish red tube-shaped flowers appear in clusters on the branchlets from winter to spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11 

Grevillea involucrata is naturally found in Australia from Hyden to Lake Varley in south-western Western Australia growing in sandy heath and scrubland. 

It prefers an open sunny position and grows in well drained moderately fertile sandy- gravelly loams that are acidic, tending neutral and is frost, drought and high temperature tolerant. 

The Lake Varley Grevillea is grown for its spreading habit and flowers. It is planted in small gardens as a specimen or used as a spill-over in rockeries or above retaining walls and may be grown in patio pots. It is suitable for coastal and inland regions establishing in 2 to 3 years and is moderately long lived. This unusual Grevillea is also grown for its colourful flowers or used for screening and is cultivated in botanical collections as a rare plant. ID 2601

Note:
It is declared a rare species and should be planted for its conservation in parks and bushland settings has been grown successfully in the eastern states, particularly New South Wales.
 
Grevillea (gre-VIL-ee-a)  involucrata (IN-volu-KRA-tah)

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