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| | {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| | + | |familia=Proteaceae |
| | |genus=Grevillea | | |genus=Grevillea |
| | |species=olivacea | | |species=olivacea |
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| | |habit=shrub | | |habit=shrub |
| | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| − | |Min ht box=12 | + | |Max ht box=12 |
| − | |Min ht metric=ft | + | |Max ht metric=ft |
| | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| − | |Min wd box=5 | + | |Max wd box=5 |
| − | |Min wd metric=ft | + | |Max wd metric=ft |
| | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| | + | |origin=Australia |
| | + | |origin_ref=Wikipedia |
| | + | |lifespan=perennial |
| | + | |life_ref=Wikipedia |
| | |exposure=sun | | |exposure=sun |
| | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| | + | |features=flowers |
| | |flower_season=early winter, mid winter, late winter | | |flower_season=early winter, mid winter, late winter |
| | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
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| | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| | |max_zone=10 | | |max_zone=10 |
| − | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Grevillea olivacea .jpg |
| | |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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| − | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Grevillea olivacea''''' is a [[shrub]] which is endemic to the south-west of [[Western Australia]]. It grows up to 4 metres in height and produces red, orange or yellow flowers between June and October (early winter to mid spring ) in its native range. It occurs in coastal areas between [[Coolimba, Western Australia|Coolimba]] and [[Jurien, Western Australia|Jurien]]. |
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| | ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |
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| | ==Varieties== | | ==Varieties== |
| − | | + | A number of hybrid [[cultivar]]s of ''Grevillea olivacea'' x ''[[Grevillea preissii]]'' are available: |
| | + | *'Sea Spray', grown by George Lullfitz in [[Wanneroo, Western Australia]].<ref name = Olde>{{cite book|author=Olde, P. and Marriott, N.|title=The Grevillea Book|publisher=Kangaroo Press|location=Australia | year=[[1980]] | isbn=0 86417 616 3}}</ref> |
| | + | *'Winpara Gem' |
| | + | *'Winpara Gold' |
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| | ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |