Common Woollybush
Common Woollybush is an easy-to-grow, large shrub with small, red flowers and soft, silvery foliage
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Noongar Name: Unknown
Scientific Name: Adenanthos cygnorum
Performance: Easy to grow
Size: Large shrub with a maximum height 4m
Flower: Red
Flowering Time: Djilba – Birak (Sep – Dec)
Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
- Adenanthos cygnorum (CC BY-NC 4.0) Graham Zemunik
- Adenanthos cygnorum (CC BY 4.0) Samuel Brown
- ‘New Holland Honeyeater (C)Doug Castle 2016 birdlifephotography.org.au’
Growing at a Glance
See Growing Guide for more detail
Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
Pruning: Tip pruning a couple of times a year.
Growing Guide
Invited Guests
This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals
- Habitat and Food for Invertebrates
- Habitat and Food for Birds
- Habitat and Food for Reptiles
- Habitat and Food for Mammals