Common Name:
Woollybush
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Proteaceae (The Protea Family)
Geographic Origin:
Australia
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
6-10 feet high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Fall and winter

Flower Color:
Red
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 20-25 degrees F.

This sturdy, well-branched shrub can grow to 6-10 feet high. It has dissected, strikingly silky leaves and bright red tubular blossoms, produced most heavily in fall and winter. Its overall look of a fuzzy, greenish tan mound makes it a popular choice in winter for holiday decorating.