Grevillea bipinnatifida (Fuchsia Grevillea)

Grevillea bipinnatifida (cultivated, unlabelled), Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

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Grevillea bipinnatifida, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.

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FUCHSIA GREVILLEA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Grevillea bipinnatifida in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Fuchsia Grevillea

Description
The Fuchsia Grevillea is a spreading shrub with pale orang to deep red flowers in spring and summer, and intermittently through the cooler months. Grevillea bipinnatifida has been a parent spcies fopr a number of well known cultivars including G. 'Coconut Ice', G. 'Robyn Gordon', G. 'Superb'

Habitat
found on granite outcrops and hills and less commonly on poorly-drained flat areas

Distribution
endemic to Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.3m - 1.5m
Spread: 1m - 2.5m

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	bipinnatifida
Common Name:	Fuchsia Grevillea

Relatives in same Genus
  Grevillea agrifolia
  Grevillea alpina
  Grevillea angulata
  Grevillea arenaria
  Grevillea armigera
  Grevillea asparagoides
  Grevillea asplenifolia
  Grevillea astericosa
  Grevillea baileyana
  Grevillea banksii prostrate
  Grevillea baueri
  Grevillea bronwenae
  Grevillea candelabroides
  Grevillea coccinea
  Grevillea concinna
  Grevillea corrugata
  Grevillea crithmifolia
  Grevillea decurrens
  Grevillea didymobotrya
  Grevillea dielsiana
  Grevillea dryandri
  see A-Z list for more ...