Grevillea ‘Ned Kelly’
Ned Kelly grevillea
Apricot orange-pink blooms held against perforated grayish foliage. No phosphorus. Loved by hummingbirds. Prune to shape.
 Altura | 4–6 pies |
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 Ancho | 4–6 pies |
 Tolera | Sequía, Neblina, Calor, Macetas, Viento |
 Riego | Bajo – Moderado |
Grevilleas are drought tolerant, but they'll want infrequent additional summer water at least every couple of weeks once established. They prefer well-drained soil, but they're less picky than some of the other proteaceous plants. | |
 Resiste hasta | 25 °F |
 Exposición | Sombra parcial – Pleno sol |
 Características | Con flores, Colibríes, Arbusto |
 Interior / exterior | Exterior |
 Drenaje | En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, Tolera suelo arenoso |
 Fertilización | Harina de sangre, Emulsión de pescado, Necesita poco, Sin fósforo |
 Origen | Híbrido, Australia |
 Nativa de California | No |
 Zonas Sunset | 8, 9, 13–24 |
Notas de cultivo
This grevillea is a moderate sized full shrub that makes a great screen. Sheer it to make the plant extra dense or prune selectively to open it up and make an open airy form. You can also prune off lower branches to expose the trunk in a standard form.
Generally fertilization is to be avoided, but if your soil is alkaline and the grevillea leaves are yellowing, an addition of light acid fertilizer such as cotton seed meal is beneficial. Grevilleas also respond to high-nitrogen fertilizer such as fish emulsion or blood meal. Never give your grevillea fertilizer that is high in phosphorus, and avoid potassium as well.
Yellowing leaves indicate that the plant is either overwatered or has a PH imbalance. To lower the PH use cottonseed meal or chelated iron.
Interés especial
It's interesting that such a soft and beautiful shrub is named after Australia's notorious 19th century outlaw Edward 'Ned' Kelly, who survived a shootout with police while wearing a suite of bulletproof armor. He was subsequently hanged and his armor is on display in the state library of Victoria, including 18 bullet marks.
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