Difference between revisions of "Grevillea aquifolium"
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| + | |genus=Grevillea | ||
| + | |species=aquifolium | ||
| + | |habit=shrub | ||
| + | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| + | |Min ht box=6 | ||
| + | |Min ht metric=ft | ||
| + | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| + | |Min wd box=6 | ||
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| + | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| + | |exposure=sun | ||
| + | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| + | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer | ||
| + | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| + | |flowers=red, pink | ||
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| + | |min_zone=8 | ||
| + | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| + | |max_zone=9 | ||
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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | {{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | ||
| name = Grevillea aquifolium | | name = Grevillea aquifolium | ||
Revision as of 06:03, 21 July 2010
| Habit | shrub
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| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| USDA Zones: | 8 to 9 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, pink |
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Grevillea aquifolium or Holly Grevillea is a shrubby or scrambling plant endemic to South Australia and Victoria. In occurs naturally in woodland, open forest and heathland.
The height of the shrubby forms usually ranges between 1 and 2 metres, while prostrate forms are also observed in their natural distribution . The flowers occur in terminal one-sided racemes, typical of what are commonly referred to as "toothbrush" grevilleas. They are red or occasionally yellowish-green. The foliage is usually lobed with sharp points on the lobes.
Forms
A number of naturally-occurring forms have been brought into culivation, including the following:
- Carpenter Rocks form
- Halls Gap form
- Little Desert form
- Serra Road form
