Grevillea prostrata

Grevillea prostrata

This specatacular evergreen profusely flowering ground cover is from the Canberra hills in South Eastern Australia. It forms a dense mat of stout, thick evergreen foliage no more than 20cm high. It has a compact habit and spreads fairly vigorously in poor soil and full sun.

Like most Grevilleas it not only produces lots of flower but the flowers produce lots of nectar making this a great bee attractor. This plant has withstood temperatures of -6 or 7c and extremes of drought and wet weather, although it does hang over the edge of a rock face, giving it sharp drainage.

In a landscape composition this plant fullfils vital criterea; compact, mat forming, evergreen, flowering. This makes it suitable for use amongst ground based rosette forming plants like Yuccas, Agaves and Dasylirion. It is seen in this photo growing in front of Yucca whipplei without infringing on its architectural shape.   

Grevillea prostrata Flower Detail

All Grevillea flowers have a similar structure, with a curled sea shell type shape tepal and long protruding style, which presents the pollen