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| + | '''''Grevillea speciosa''''', also known as '''Red Spider Flower''', is a [[shrub]] which is endemic to [[New South Wales]] in [[Australia]]. |
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| + | This species is a shrub, growing up to 3 metres in height. Its leaves are narrow-obovate to round or elliptic to narrow-elliptic . The flowers which are red, or occasionally pink, appear predominantly from late winter to late spring (August to November in Australia) but appear sporadically throughout the year. |
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| + | The species occurs in [[Sydney]] and the surrounding area in moist areas within dry [[sclerophyll]] woodland or heathland. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |