Grevillea johnsonii

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Width: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Australia
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, pink
Scientific Names

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Grevillea johnsonii (Johnson's Grevillea) is a shrub species which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.[1]

It grows to between 2 and 4.5 metres high. [1] The leaves are 10 to 25 cm long and have narrow lobes that are 0.7 to 1.5 mm wide.[2] Flowers appear between August and November (late winter to late spring) in the species native range.[1] These have red to orange perianths and styles.[2]

Grevillea johnsonii mainly occurs in the Goulburn and Capertee River catchments.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1975 by Donald McGillivray.[3] It is closely related to Grevillea longistyla.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Template:Flora of Australia Online
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Grevillea johnsonii". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
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