Grevillea Parilla Pirate 2 [Keels]

[Keels]

Progression Thread

Grevillea priessii seaspray x Grevillea obtusifolia Gin Gin Gem

Common Name: Grevillea Parilla Pirate
Flower Head: No sure hasnt flowered yet
Flower Colour: Pinkish-Red
Leaf Type: Soft Feathery
Plant Type: Groundcover no higher than .8m
Frost tolerances: Heavy Frost

My backup Grevillea incase the first tree dies. Purchased Spring 2021. No work has been conducted on the tree as of yet. I was attracted to the fact it's very frost hardy and can handle hot dry summers. I will be focusing on getting the tree to put on a little more size.

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[Keels]

Quick update. This parilla pirate has progressed better then the other one. Only issue is the big ugly root at the front of the base. This is a good reminder to sort out the roots early with young stock. As now it might not be so easy to fix. See how it goes in another 12 months.

[GavinG]

Sometimes an "ugly root" can be an indicator towards how you pot it - if you lean the tree over towards the big root, you can bury a bit of it, and the rest makes sense with the dynamics of the tree.

Just sayin'. Lean it over, cut back hard... (Not too hard - I've killed a number of Grevilleas by hacking.)

Gavin