Tall shrub or small tree. Outer branches are slightly pendulous. Bark is reddish brown in colour. The young branchlets are covered in golden-brown hairs. Adult leaves are broad with a curved tip, they are think, leathery and about 8-18cm long. Flowers are bright red in colour with cream styles. Flowering occurs in autumn and winter. Fruits are grey-brown, woody and split into 2 segments each. This plant grows about 3 to 8m high.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Moderate
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Root size
- 2.5 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam
- Tolerances
- Wind
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden
- Shade levels
- Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Winter, Autumn
- Colours
- Green, Red, White
- Gardens
- Backyard Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Central Highlands Garden