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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
|genus=Greyia
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|species=sutherlandii
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|common_name=Natal bottlebrush
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=shrub
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht box=15
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Max ht metric=ft
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max wd box=7
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd metric=ft
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|origin=S Africa
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|origin_ref=Wikipedia
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|lifespan=perennial
| color = IndianRed
|exposure=sun
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|features=flowers
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|flowers=red, pink
| classis = <!--- Class -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
|min_zone=9
| familia = <!--- Family -->
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| genus =
|max_zone=11
| species =
|image=Greyia sutherlandii2.jpg
| subspecies =
|image_width=240
}}
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'''''Greyia sutherlandii''''', also known as '''Natal bottlebrush''', is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Melianthaceae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[South Africa]].
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Greyia sutherlandii, Hook. & Harv. Small tree, with thick, naked branches and light-colored bark: lvs. clustered at the ends of the branches, 2-3 in. long, orbicular, ovate or oblong, deeply cordate at base, toothed; petiole 9-12 lines long: fls. bright crimson; disk cup-shaped, with 10 marginal teeth, each crowned by a peltate gland; stamens 10; ovary laterally 5-lobed, 5-celled; ovules numerous, in 2 series in the inner angle of the cells: fr. capsular, 5-valved; seeds albuminous.}}
Greyia sutherlandii, Hook. & Harv. Small tree, with thick, naked branches and light-colored bark: lvs. clustered at the ends of the branches, 2-3 in. long, orbicular, ovate or oblong, deeply cordate at base, toothed; petiole 9-12 lines long: fls. bright crimson; disk cup-shaped, with 10 marginal teeth, each crowned by a peltate gland; stamens 10; ovary laterally 5-lobed, 5-celled; ovules numerous, in 2 series in the inner angle of the cells: fr. capsular, 5-valved; seeds albuminous. B.M. 6040. R.H. 1894:252. G.C. II. 19:625; III. 43:138. J.H.III.30:101. N. Taylor.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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