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| |genus=Grevillea | | |genus=Grevillea |
| |species=oleoides | | |species=oleoides |
| + | |common_name=Red Spider Flower |
| + | |name_ref=Wikipedia |
| |habit=shrub | | |habit=shrub |
| |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381a ISBN 0881925381 | | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381a ISBN 0881925381 |
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| |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 |
| |features=flowers | | |features=flowers |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| |max_zone=10 | | |max_zone=10 |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Grevillea oleoides''''', also known as '''Red Spider Flower''' is a [[shrub]] which is endemic to [[New South Wales]] in [[Australia]]. |
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| + | The species is an erect shrub, growing up to 3 metres in height. Its leaves are usually narrow-obovate and occasionally sublinear. The flowers which are red, or occasionally pink, appear predominantly from late winter to late spring (August to November in Australia) but appear sporadically throughout the year. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery perrow=5> | | <gallery perrow=5> |
| + | Image:UC Davis arboretum - Grevillea speciosa.jpg| |
| Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 |
| Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 |