Adenanthos sericeus Bronze Glow

Common Name:
Woolly Bush – Bronze Glow

Description:
Adenanthos sericeus ‘Bronze Glow’ is a standout cultivar prized for its soft, silvery-green foliage highlighted with warm bronze new growth. This evergreen native from Western Australia forms a dense, upright shrub reaching about 2–3 m high and wide—making it ideal as a specimen or screen. Throughout most of the year, its slender, tubular orange-red flowers bloom subtly within the foliage, attracting birds and bees. It thrives in full sun to part shade and tolerates a broad range of well-drained soils, especially sandy loams over neutral to alkaline pH. Suited to Melbourne’s Mediterranean climate, it dislikes excessive humidity but handles coastal and urban conditions well. The plant appreciates low maintenance once established and can be lightly pruned after flowering to maintain shape.

Form:

• Shrub – Medium

Mature Size:

• Height: 2–3 m

• Width: 2–3 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers most of the year

• Annual flowering habit

Flower Colour:

• Orange-red

Key Attributes:

• Australian native

• Evergreen

• Scented foliage (soft texture, mild aroma)

• Bird attracting

• Bee attracting

• Suitable for Pots

• Suitable for Hedging

• Coastal-tolerant

• Requires well-drained soil

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:

• Banksias and Grevilleas – for texture contrast

• Westringia – hardy, low shrubs to frame base

• Lomandra – adds grassy form and complements foliage

• Coastal rosemary (Westringia fruticosa) – for coastal garden themes