Grevillea hookeriana

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width: 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Australia
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: orange, yellow
Scientific Names

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Grevillea hookeriana (Black Toothbrushes or Hooker's Grevillea) is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the south west region of Western Australia.[1]

It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres in height and 4 metres wide..[2] Yellow, red or black "toothbrush" flowers are produced between May and November.[1]

A cultivar known as G.'Red Hooks' (often erroneously referred to as G. hookeriana or G. hookerana) has been in cultivation for many years. It is a hybrid of G. hookeriana and G. tetragonoloba.[3]

G. hookeriana is comparatively rare in cultivation, and less vigorous than the cultivar. It is best suited to a climate where the summers are dry.[3] It requires good drainage and prefers a sunny or partially shaded position and has moderate frost resistance.[3] Propagation is from semi-mature cuttings or seed.[3]

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

  • Grevillea hookeriana subsp. apiciloba (F.Muell.) Makinson
  • Grevillea hookeriana Meisn. subsp. hookeriana

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Template:FloraBase
  2. Template:Flora of Australia Online
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Grevillea hookeriana". Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP). Retrieved on 2008-10-10.

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