Grevillea petrophiloides


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Width: ⇔ 4 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Australia
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early winter, mid winter, late winter
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Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: ❀ red, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Grevillea petrophiloides (Pink Pokers) is a shrub grevillea native to Western Australia. It is 1 to 3 metres high, with thin, needle-like leaves and dense, cylindrical flowers. Grevillea petrophiloides occurs in sandy and rocky areas. The fruits are sticky follicles, 5 to 7 centimetres long.

The specific name "petrophiloides" comes from the similar appearance of the leaves with the genus Petrophile.

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