{"product_id":"graptophyllum-ilicifolium-holly-fuchsia","title":"Holly Fuchsia - Graptophyllum ilicifolium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHolly Fuchsia - Graptophyllum ilicifolium\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraptophyllum ilicifolium\u003c\/em\u003e is a central Queensland endemic with a very small natural range, and it looks unlike anything else in the native shrub palette: stiff, glossy, holly toothed leaves with waxy red tubular flowers held against them. It flowers over a long warm season and pulls honeyeaters in constantly. As a garden plant it fills the difficult brief of a hardy, shade tolerant shrub with strong flower colour and evergreen structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Holly Fuchsia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Character\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spiny margined, deep green and glossy, the leaves give a formal, almost clipped look without any pruning.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Red tubular flowers appear over an extended period through the warmer months rather than in one short burst.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flower shape is built for honeyeaters, and eastern spinebills and scarlet honeyeaters work it steadily.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows naturally in dry vine thicket, so it flowers acceptably in dappled light where many shrubs will not.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConservation Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e: A rare and restricted species, so growing it well has value beyond the garden.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey shrub layer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits beneath established trees in subtropical and tropical gardens where light is filtered.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal low screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row gives a dense, prickly leaved barrier along a fence line or path edge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird garden feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned near a window or terrace to bring honeyeaters into view.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative collector planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A talking point in rare and endemic species collections.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through summer in warm zones; avoid cold or frosty periods entirely\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam enriched with compost; it resents heavy waterlogged soils\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly for the first three months and keep the soil evenly moist but never sodden through the first summer. Mulch to 50mm, feed lightly with a slow release native fertiliser in spring, and tip prune after flowering to keep the shrub bushy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Part shade to full sun in humid districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central coastal Queensland, in a restricted natural range\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795282264350,"sku":"ND-0879-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/7hOE6kB8ySKdE2IsvrAFC_bSBLj1Ny.jpg?v=1787312454","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/graptophyllum-ilicifolium-holly-fuchsia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}