Botanical Name
Grevillea ‘Billy Bonkers’
Common Name
Billy Bonkers Grevillea
Description
Billy Bonkers is a charming compact Grevillea renowned for its distinctive pink and cream spider flowers that create delightful color combinations throughout the year. This dwarf hybrid produces masses of nectar-rich flowers that attract honeyeaters and native bees while maintaining a neat, manageable size perfect for small gardens. The fine, needle-like foliage provides attractive textural contrast and remains evergreen year-round. Extremely hardy and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun positions. Perfect for container plantings, rockeries, and small garden spaces where continuous flowering and wildlife attraction are desired without overwhelming growth.
Plant Category
Small Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 60cm-1 meter, Spread: 1-1.5 meters
Grevillea ‘Billy Bonkers’ is a garden hybrid developed from Australian native species, thriving in well-drained soils with excellent drainage and full sun exposure across diverse Australian climates.
Cultural SIgnificance
While this is a modern hybrid cultivar, it represents the successful breeding of native Australian plants and continues the tradition of Grevilleas being important nectar sources for Aboriginal peoples and native wildlife.
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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