{"product_id":"grevillea-scortechinii-black-grevillea-standards","title":"Black Grevillea (Standard) - Grevillea scortechinii","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\u003eBlack Grevillea (Standard) - Grevillea scortechinii\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are very few genuinely black flowers in horticulture, and this is one of them: dense toothbrush-shaped blooms in near-black purple, carried along the branches through winter and spring. \u003cem\u003eGrevillea scortechinii\u003c\/em\u003e is naturally a low, spreading plant from the granite country of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales, so grafted onto a clear stem it forms a weeping head with the flowers hanging at eye level where the colour can actually be appreciated. Against pale gravel, render or sandstone the effect is genuinely unusual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Black Grevillea as a Standard\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Near-black to deep purple-black toothbrush flowers, rare in any garden plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCascading Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: The prostrate growth weeps once grafted high, bringing the flowers down to viewing height.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool-Season Display\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers through winter and into spring when little else is working.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Attracting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Honeyeaters feed heavily on the nectar-rich toothbrush racemes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: From granite belt country, so it takes frost better than most grevilleas of this type.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContrast Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed against a pale wall or light gravel where the dark flowers read clearly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clear trunk keeps the floor open for low native planting beneath.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector's Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: An unusual grevillea for gardeners who already have the common cultivars.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Container\u003c\/strong\u003e: The weeping head is best displayed spilling over the rim of a substantial pot.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a hedging form. In a row of standards, 2 to 2.5m between trunks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m for repeated or avenue placement.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining, slightly acidic soil. Mound the planting position on clay and keep the root zone from staying wet through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly for the first summer and then only during long dry periods. Retain the stake until the trunk is firm, apply only low-phosphorus native fertiliser, and remove any suckers or trunk shoots below the graft union promptly so the grafted head keeps the plant's energy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.2m overall as a standard\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.8m cascading head\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southeast Queensland and northeastern New South Wales\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near black to deep purple-black\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795384369438,"sku":"ND-0903-45L","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/sASfEoywzpHbsZqRHa0uq_lzRRNm5g.jpg?v=1787314761","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/grevillea-scortechinii-black-grevillea-standards","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}