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Adenanthos sericeus

woollybush

An evergreen, upright to spreading shrub or small tree, eventually reaching up to 5m tall. Needle-like, softly-hairy, finely-divided leaves are silvery-green and up to 0.4cm long. Small, red flowers, either solitary or in small groups, appear at the base of leaves sporadically throughout the year

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Ultimate height

4–8 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

1.5–2.5 metres

Chalk

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Proteaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Spreading branched, Columnar upright
Name status: Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a warm, sunny, sheltered site in well-drained soil with protection from hard frosts

Propagation

Propagate by seed, by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Coastal
Low Maintenance
Flower borders and beds
Wall side borders
Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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