Botanical name. Large, dark rose-pink and orange flower clusters form on the ends of branches. Very nice, easy to grow shrub with long, thin, leathery leaves and succulent soft pink flowers. The leaves are soft and the branches arch gracefully making a medium shrub eventually reaching the size of 14 feet tall by 10 feet wide. It is a good bloomer and not prickly like some Grevilleas. You can shape it the way you want or let it retain its own naturally compact shape. Grevillea ‘Elegance’ A fast growing medium shrub with deeply divided dark green foliage. Long John Grevillea. Grevillea Grevillea. Because Grevillea is tall, wide, messy, and the branches fall off commonly, it does best in an open area away from buildings and roads. This beautiful large shrub has thin long leaves divided into many needle-like narrow lobes. Browse other Shrubs: Oversized (15G_24B) at bamboopipeline.com. by 8 to 12 feet wide with thin, long, somewhat soft, needle-like leaves along vertical branches . Grevillea resists freezing quite well, but is vulnerable to long spells of below-freezing temperatures, when the thermometer drops below 14°F (-10°C). bigbubbles Austin, TX(Zone 8b) Dec 23, 2007. Grevillea 'Long John' available at Bamboo Pipeline. I have a 3yr old Grevillea 'Long John' in the ground. Ball shaped bright red flowerheads are the distinctive feature of this beautiful cultivar. Variety or Cultivar 'Long John' _ 'Long John' is an upright, open to rounded, evergreen shrub with needle-like, dark green leaves and dense racemes of petalless, bright coral-pink flowers primarily from winter into spring but may flower sporadically throughout the year. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil. Grevillea 'Long John' - An upright rounded shrub to 10+ feet tall (saw one at 15 feet!) Growing Grevillea in the garden in these zones is not difficult. My DD gave us a gorgeous Grevillea 'Long John' for anniversary gift. It's huge, covered in blooms, in a 5 gallon pot. Grevillea / ɡ r ɪ ˈ v ɪ l i ə / is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to rainforest and more open habitats in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Sulawesi and other Indonesian islands east of the Wallace Line. But for the last 3 months or so the foliage is turning from a dark green to yellow. (818) 751-2690 Grevillea can be pruned without any dire consequence, ideally after the spring blooming. Tropical Zone Gardening; Grevillea "Long John" Grevillea "Long John" Watch Reply. Grevillea ‘Long John’ One of the most sought-after grevilleas in Southern California, this hybrid can be difficult to propagate and is often in short supply. 12410 Foothill Blvd Unit U Sylmar, CA 91342. office@picturebuild.com. 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