Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea 'Little Thicket'


Grevillea 'Little Thicket' photo
Grevillea 'Little Thicket' , (cultivated, labelled as Grevillea obtusifolia 'Little Thicket')

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

Description
Grevillea 'Little Thicket' is a shrub growing to about 0.5 m to 1m tall and 1 m wide. It forms 'thickets'by suckering from roots, with new shoots appearing at intervals of about 30 cm from the main plant. The leaves are narrow and grow to about 2 cm long and 3 mm wide. The flowers are pinkish yellow and are produced in small clusters. It was originally thought that 'Little Thicket' is a naturally occurring form of Grevillea obtusiflora from near Braidwood, N.S.W. It was accepted for registration with Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in March 1979. The Australian National Botanic Gardens web site reports that some botanists ,now consider that it may be a natural hybrid between Grevillea arenaria subsp. arenaria and Grevillea lanigera".

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 1m
Spread: 1m - 1.5m

Wildlife Interest
birds, nectar

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


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 bipinnatifida
  Grevillea bronwenae
  Grevillea candelabroides
  Grevillea coccinea
  Grevillea concinna
  Grevillea corrugata
  Grevillea crithmifolia
  Grevillea decurrens
  Grevillea didymobotrya
  Grevillea dielsiana
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