Adenanthos sp. Whicher Range

A low to medium shrub with hairy, elongated, green overlapping leaves and startling red-orange jug flowers displayed along arching stems that radiate from the ground. This plant grows from 0.5 to 1m tall and 1m wide and flowers over a long period from autumn to summer, attracting Western Spinebills and other honeyeaters to feed on its nectar. It grows in dry and moist sand, sandy loam and sandy gravel, and will adapt to clay loam. An attractive, hardy, low maintenance addition to a native garden. Origin – south west Jarrah forest and woodland.