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|genus=Grevillea | |genus=Grevillea | ||
| − | |species=aquifolium | + | |species=aquifolium |
| + | |common_name=Holly grevillea | ||
| + | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
|habit=shrub | |habit=shrub | ||
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| − | | | + | |Max ht box=6 |
| − | | | + | |Max ht metric=ft |
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| − | | | + | |Max wd box=6 |
| − | | | + | |Max wd metric=ft |
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
| + | |lifespan=perennial | ||
| + | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
|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 spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer | ||
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 26 July 2010
| Habit | shrub
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| Height: | ⇕ | 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| 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
