About
Adenanthos sericeus is a perennial shrub or small tree that can grow to a height of about 5 meters. Its leaves are narrow, softly hairy, and finely divided, displaying a silvery-green hue, with lengths reaching up to 0.4 centimeters. Throughout the year, small red flowers emerge at the leaf axils, either alone or in clusters.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Spreading branched, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a warm, sunny, sheltered site in well-drained soil with protection from hard frosts
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free