Binomial Name: Adenanthos sericeus
Common Name: Albany Woolly Bush
Family: PROTEACEAE
Leaves: Leaves/branches up to 40 mm long, and repeatedly divide by threes, soft and woolly as the common name suggests, grey
Stem/Trunk: Shrub form, stem is squat with multiple branches
Flower: Red, small and obscure, solitary, hidden within the foliage at the end of branches
Fruit: Oval-shaped achene
Flowering Period: Spring, Summer and Autumn
Height: 3 metres
Width: 1 metre
Habit: Soft shrub
Aspect: Full sun. WIll die in shade
Soil Type: Clay to sandy soils. Needs drainage. Does not tolertate boggy sites
Soil pH: 5.0 to 6.5
Fertiliser Treatment: Recommend rock minerals, slow release low phosoporus fertiliser suitable for natives, benefits from Seasol when being planted out, benenfits from fish emulsion and blood and bone. Can use pelletised chicken manures also beneficial as a mulch. Benefits from compost being incorporated into the soil when the hole is dug
Mulch: Eucalyptus mulch (small to fine chips or leaf) is very beneficial for Aussie plants. Sugar cane mulch can be used up top 50mm thickness
Root System: Contained. Not invasive
Drought Tolerant: Once established
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Salt Wind Tolerant: Yes
Fire Response: Yes. Recovers from being burnt with cool ground fires
Host Requred: No
Fast Growing: Moderate
Gardens: Native gardens
Natural Occurrence: South western Australia
Known Plant Associations: Other native plants from South western Australia zones in full sun Chamelaucium, Eremophila, Rhodanthe, Banksia and other PROTEACE species
Known Fauna Associations: Nectar feeding birds
Other Information: Many cultural uses are ascribed to this plant species.
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