Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea 'Ned Kelly'


Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' photo
Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' (aka 'Mason's Hybrid'), Mornington Peninsula, Victoria,

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Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' photo
Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' flowers and foliage

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Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' photo
Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' flowers

Photograph by cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

Other Names
Masons Hybrid

Description
Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' is a bushy shrub that grows up to about 1.5 m tall and 2 m wide. The leaves are divided and similar to Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' leaves. The flowers are produced in clusters about 12 cm long and 10 cm wide throughout the year. Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' has orange red coloured flowers and Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' has red flowers. The cultivar is registered as Grevillea 'Mason's Hybrid', but is commonly sold as Grevillea 'Ned Kelly'. The cultivar originated as a Grevillea bipinnatifida seedling at the Kentlyn Nursery, Kentlyn, New South Wales. It is presumed to be a hybrid between Grevillea bipinnatifida and Grevillea banksii. It was accepted for registration with Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in November 1982.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1.5m
Spread: 2m

Wildlife Interest
birds



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


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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