Spider Flower
Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'
Spider Flower is a shrub for focal point, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay or loam, flowering May, Jun, Jul.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 150 cm |
| Spread | 180 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 9a-11b, RHS H3 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 150 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 180 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 9a to 11b and rated H3 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, evergreen plants, pollinator-friendly plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Spider Flower's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- African Iristo edge in front
- Allegheny Monkeyflowerto edge in front
- American Beautyberryto flower when it does not
- Angelita Daisyto edge in front
- Annual Phloxto edge in front
- Apple 'Bramley's Seedling'for height behind it
Garden styles
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: