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'''''Grevillea sericea''''' is a [[shrub]] endemic to [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].
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It grows as a shrub from half a metres to two metres tall. It has angular, ridged branchlets and oval shaped leaves one to five centimetres long and two to nine millimetres wide.long, straight leaves from three to twelve centimetres long, and one to five millimetres wide. Flowers are pink; as with other ''Grevillea'' species, they occur in an [[inflorescence]] of many flowers.<ref name="FoA">{{Flora of Australia Online | name = ''Grevillea sericea'' (Sm.) R.Br.| id = 2813}}</ref>
  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Australia
Bloom: early winter, mid winter, late winter
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

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Grevillea sericea is a shrub endemic to New South Wales, Australia.

It grows as a shrub from half a metres to two metres tall. It has angular, ridged branchlets and oval shaped leaves one to five centimetres long and two to nine millimetres wide.long, straight leaves from three to twelve centimetres long, and one to five millimetres wide. Flowers are pink; as with other Grevillea species, they occur in an inflorescence of many flowers.[1]

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