Botanical Name
Grevillea alpina ‘Bendigo form’
Common Name
Bendigo Form Alpine Grevillea
Description
Bendigo Form Alpine Grevillea is a compact native shrub renowned for its vibrant red spider flowers and neat growth habit that creates stunning displays in Australian gardens. This attractive form produces clusters of bright red toothbrush-like flowers that bloom almost year-round, attracting honeyeaters and other nectar-feeding birds while providing continuous garden color. The small, narrow leaves create attractive fine-textured evergreen foliage that maintains dense, compact growth habits perfect for smaller spaces. Hardy and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade positions with excellent cold tolerance. Perfect for borders, rockeries, and areas where compact native shrubs with reliable red flowering create vibrant landscape displays.
Size (H x W)
Height: 1-1.5 meters, Spread: 1-2 meters
Grevillea alpina naturally occurs in southeastern Australia, with this Bendigo form originating from the Mount Ida region east of Bendigo, Victoria, thriving in well-drained soils with excellent drainage and full sun to partial shade exposure in temperate to cool temperate climates with good frost tolerance.
Kuranga respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.
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