Grevillea 'Sylvia' - An upright shrub to 8 to 12 feet tall by 6 to 8 feet wide with 6 inch long silvery-gray lobed leaves and 6 inch long dense, deep rosy-pink flower spikes that are borne most of the year.
Plant in full sun in most soils, providing they are well drained and irrigate occasionally although moderately drought resistant once established. Frost hardy to around 25° F. Will benefit from a hard pruning after peak flowering to keep plant more compact. A useful shrub in a range of positions throughout the garden and is good as a screen or a feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds.
Grevillea 'Sylvia' is a seedling of Grevillea 'Misty Pink' (a hybrid of G. banksii and G. sessilis) that exhibits all of the characteristics of its parent except that it has entirely pink flowers instead of the two-toned pink and white flowers of 'Misty Pink'.
This information about Grevillea 'Sylvia' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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