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Spiny Grevillea

Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade'

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Overview

The Grevillea juniperina 'Lava Cascade', a low-growing Australian shrub, offers a vibrant display of orange-red flowers spring through fall. It reaches 1 to 2 feet in height and spans 4 to 6 feet wide, thriving in USDA zones 8-11. This drought-tolerant species requires full sun and well-drained soil, making it perfect for rockeries and slopes. Its spiny foliage offers texture, while attracting hummingbirds and bees to the garden.

Sun FullWater Very LowZones 9–10Type Ground cover, Shrub
Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — The Grevillea juniperina 'Lava Cascade'
Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — This drought-tolerant species requires full sun and well-drained soilSpiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — It reaches 1 to 2 feet in height and spans 4 to 6 feet wide, thriving in USDA zones 8-11Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — making it perfect for rockeries and slopesSpiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — a low-growing Australian shrubSpiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — offers a vibrant display of orange-red flowers spring through fall

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Very Low
USDA zones
9–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Shrub
Family
Proteaceae

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Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — The Grevillea juniperina 'Lava Cascade'
Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — This drought-tolerant species requires full sun and well-drained soil
Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — It reaches 1 to 2 feet in height and spans 4 to 6 feet wide, thriving in USDA zones 8-11
Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — making it perfect for rockeries and slopes
Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — a low-growing Australian shrub
Spiny Grevillea (Grevillea Jun. 'Lava Cascade') — offers a vibrant display of orange-red flowers spring through fall
Photographs by 3 contributors

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