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Key characteristics

Family: Proteaceae
Height: 6 to 8 feet
Width: 6 to 8 feet
Flower color: Deep orange red tubular flowers in clustered spider-like heads with prominent protruding styles
Foliage color: Narrow gray green to silvery green leathery leaves with pale undersides
Bloom time: Late winter through spring
Light: Full sun to light partial shade
Water: Low
Maintenance: Low; prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape; avoid heavy fertilization
Growing zone: USDA zones 8 to 10
Wildlife: Hummingbirds, bees and other nectar feeding pollinators

Shrubs

Grevillea victoriae 'Marshall Olbricht'

Marshall Olbricht Royal Grevillea

Grevillea victoriae 'Marshall Olbricht' produces clusters of warm apricot to orange flowers from late winter into spring, the curved blooms opening in rounded heads along the stems and drawing visiting hummingbirds. The blossoms appear among narrow, leathery leaves with deep green upper surfaces and softly silvery undersides that give the foliage a muted sheen. The evergreen leaves create a dense canopy along the branches throughout the year.

Light

Full sun to light partial shade

Water

Low

Bloom time

Late winter through spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Sun Gardens
Waterwise Gardens
Winter Interest
Hummingbird Gardens

Companion plants

Yucca · New Zealand flax · Ice plant · Red hot poker · Crocosmias · Smoke bush

Design tip

‘Marshall Olbricht’ can become an important source of garden color when relatively few shrubs are flowering. Place it near other winter-interest plants with staggered bloom periods to create a sequence of color extending into spring.