Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea 'Fanfare'


Grevillea 'Fanfare' photo
Grevillea 'Fanfare'

Photograph by Stickpen. License: Public Domain.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

Description
Grevillea 'Fanfare' is usually a prostrate shrub with a spread of 4 m to 5 m. the leaves are lobed and about 15 cm long and 4.5 cm wide. The lobes are about 1 cm wide tapering to a point. The flowers are toothbrush-shaped and dusky pink in colour. The cultivar was originally registered as Grevillea 'Austraflora Fanfare'. It is reported to be a hybrid between Grevillea gaudichaudii and Grevillea longifolia. It arose as a spontaneous seedling in the garden of Dr. Ann Warren of Warrandyte, Victoria. It was accepted for registration with Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in March 1979.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.3m
Spread: 0.3m - 0.6m

Wildlife Interest
birds, nectar

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Grevillea
Variety:'Fanfare'


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  Grevillea alpina
  Grevillea angulata
  Grevillea arenaria
  Grevillea armigera
  Grevillea asparagoides
  Grevillea asplenifolia
  Grevillea astericosa
  Grevillea baileyana
  Grevillea banksii prostrate
  Grevillea baueri
  Grevillea bipinnatifida
  Grevillea bronwenae
  Grevillea candelabroides
  Grevillea coccinea
  Grevillea concinna
  Grevillea corrugata
  Grevillea crithmifolia
  Grevillea decurrens
  Grevillea didymobotrya
  Grevillea dielsiana
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