Adenanthos, Albany Woollybush

Per San Marcos Nursery:
"Adenanthos x cunninghamii (Albany Woollybush) - A sprawling, densely-branched mounding shrub from Western...Read More Australia that can grow to 3 to 6 feet tall and spread 4 to 7 feet wide. The soft, silvery, blue-green flattened foliage is dissected into 6 to 8 segments with a nice flush of pink toward the tips. Dark red tubular flowers appear spring through fall but are mostly hidden within the foliage. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil. Drought tolerant once established. Tolerates medium frost and temperatures to 20-25 degrees F. A nice low plant for a rock garden or the mixed mediterranean climate garden - a very useful plant in beachside conditions. We have grown this plant since 1993 incorrectly labeled as Adenanthos drummondii but changed our listing to Adenanthos x cunninghamii, a naturally occurring hybrid between A. sericeus subsp. sericeus and A. cuneatus, on the advice of Dr. Charles Nelson, author of the section on Adenanthos (Proteaceae) in the Flora of Australia (16: 314-342). This shrub occurs naturally in very small numbers in the Albany area of Western Australia, and is a protected plant."
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