Grevillea acanthifolia
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| Habit | shrub
| |
|---|---|---|
| Height: | ⇕ | 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | Australia |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
|---|---|---|
| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 7 to 9 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, pink |
Grevillea acanthifolia is a shrub which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.
It grows up to 3 metres in height and has divided leaves. The "toothbrush" flowers have a green to grey perianth with a pink to maroon style and green tip. These appear from mid spring to late summer (October to February in Australia).
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Varieties
Three subspecies have been identified as follows:
- Grevillea acanthifolia A.Cunn. subsp. acanthifolia
- Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. paludosa Makinson & Albr. (Bog Grevillea)
- Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. stenomera (F.Muell. ex Benth.) McGill.
Grevillea × gaudichaudii is a hybrid derived from G. acanthifolia and Grevillea laurifolia.
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External links
- w:Grevillea acanthifolia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Grevillea acanthifolia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
