Grevillea hybrid 'Winpara Gold'

Winpara Gold Grevillea

Botanical Name: Grevillea hybrid ‘Winpara Gold’
Family: Proteaceae
Origin: Australia (hybrid cultivar; SA-bred selection)
Plant Type: Evergreen native shrub

Overview

Grevillea ‘Winpara Gold’ is a much-loved South Australian–bred native shrub, prized for its long flowering season, vibrant golden-yellow spider flowers and fine, soft foliage. Exceptionally well suited to Adelaide and South Australian conditions, it thrives in heat, wind and low-rainfall environments, making it a standout for waterwise and native gardens.

Flowering heavily from late winter through spring and often continuing sporadically into summer and autumn, ‘Winpara Gold’ provides reliable colour and is a magnet for nectar-feeding birds. Naturally compact and graceful, it works beautifully as a feature shrub, informal screen or part of a mixed native planting.

Key Features

• Mature Size: 1.5–2.5 m H × 1.5–3.0 m W
• Growth Rate: 30–60 cm per year under good conditions
• Foliage: Fine, narrow, ferny leaves in mid-green to grey-green tones; evergreen with a soft, slightly silky texture
• Flowers: Large golden-yellow spider flowers borne on arching stems; late winter–spring, with repeat flowering
  
• Fragrance: Not fragrant
• Seasonal Interest: Evergreen foliage with strong winter–spring flowering and intermittent blooms year-round
• Wildlife Value: Highly attractive to honeyeaters and other nectar-feeding birds, as well as insects
• Tolerance: Excellent drought tolerance once established; Excellent heat tolerance; High wind tolerance; Moderate coastal tolerance (second-line; not beachfront); Light frost tolerant; Does not tolerate heavy, waterlogged soils
• Planting Density: Informal screen: space 1.5–2 m apart; Feature shrub: allow 2–3 m spacing
• Pet Friendly: Generally regarded as non-toxic

Where It Works Best

• Sunlight: Full sun for best flowering and compact habit
• Soil: Free-draining sandy, loamy or gravelly soils; performs well in mildly alkaline and limestone-based Adelaide soils
• Water Needs: Establishment: 1–2 deep soaks/week for 8–10 weeks. Established: very low water needs; occasional deep watering during extended dry periods only
• Maintenance: Low maintenance; Light prune after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushiness; Avoid phosphorus-rich fertilisers; use low-phosphorus native fertiliser sparingly if needed
• Lifespan: 15–25+ years in suitable conditions
• Climate Zones: Ideal for Mediterranean and temperate South Australia, including Adelaide Plains, Hills, Fleurieu and Yorke Peninsula
• Soil pH: Neutral to alkaline preferred; tolerant of mildly acidic soils if well-drained

Landscape & Design Ideas

• Feature shrub in native and bird-attracting gardens
• Informal screening or boundary planting
• Water-wise landscapes and gravel gardens
• Mixed native beds with Correa, Westringia, Lomandra, Eremophila
• Excellent for wind-exposed sites needing colour

Why You Will Love It

Grevillea ‘Winpara Gold’ delivers brilliant winter colour with true SA resilience. Tough, graceful and wildlife-friendly, it’s a proven performer for Adelaide gardens where heat, wind and dry conditions are part of everyday life.