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|genus=Grevillea
|genus=Grevillea
|species=hookeriana
|species=hookeriana
|common_name=Black toothbrushes
|common_name=Black toothbrushes, Red toothbrushes
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit=shrub
|habit=shrub
|Max wd metric=ft
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|origin=Australia
|origin_ref=Wikipedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Wikipedia
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=10
|max_zone=10
|image=Upload.png
|image=Grevillea roadverge-4.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=200
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'''''Grevillea hookeriana''''' ('''Black Toothbrushes''' or '''Hooker's Grevillea''') is a [[shrub]] species in the family [[Proteaceae]]. It is endemic to the [[Southwest Australia|south west]] region of [[Western Australia]].<ref name=WA>{{FloraBase|name=''Grevillea hookeriana''|id=2017}}</ref>
It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres in height and 4 metres wide..<ref name=FOA>{{Flora of Australia Online|name=''Grevillea hookeriana'' |id=2607}}</ref> Yellow, red or black "toothbrush" flowers are produced between May and November.<ref name=WA/>
A cultivar known as [[Grevillea 'Red Hooks'|''G''.'Red Hooks']] (often erroneously referred to as ''G. hookeriana'' or ''G. hookerana'') has been in cultivation for many years. It is a hybrid of ''G. hookeriana'' and ''[[Grevillea tetragonoloba|''G. tetragonoloba]]''.<ref name=ASGAP/>
''G. hookeriana'' is comparatively rare in cultivation, and less vigorous than the cultivar. It is best suited to a climate where the summers are dry.<ref name = ASGAP/>
It requires good drainage and prefers a sunny or partially shaded position and has moderate frost resistance.<ref name=ASGAP>{{cite web|title= ''Grevillea hookeriana''|publisher=Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)|url=http://asgap.org.au/g-hoo.html|accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> Propagation is from semi-mature cuttings or seed.<ref name = ASGAP/>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
==Varieties==
==Varieties==
*Grevillea hookeriana subsp. apiciloba (F.Muell.) Makinson
*Grevillea hookeriana Meisn. subsp. hookeriana
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
