Adenanthos × pamela is a naturally occurring hybrid of A. detmoldii and A. obovatus in Western Australia.

Leaf shape is also intermediate between the short obovate leaves of A. obovata, and the longer lanceolate leaves of A. detmoldii; and flowers are orange or light red, again intermediate between the yellow to orange of A. detmoldii and the scarlet of A obovata.

The subsequent discovery of it in such large numbers, together with its recognised horticultural potential, prompted Ernest Charles Nelson to formally describe and name it in 1986.

[1] Nelson describes Adenanthos × pamela as "an attractive shrub, with considerable potential as a garden plant."

Kings Park and Botanic Garden have successfully cultivated the species from cuttings collected from native plants.