Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea 'Pink Surprise'


Grevillea 'Pink Surprise' photo
Grevillea "Pink Surprise"

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PLANT FACTS

Description
Grevillea 'Pink Surprise' is a shrub that grows to about 3 m tall. The shiny green leaves are divided into long narrow lobes. The leaf is about 30 cm long and about 10 cm wide, and the lobes are about 10 cm long and about 3 mm wide. Pink flowers are produced in cylindrical clusters about 15 cm long. The cultivar is a hybrid between Grevillea sp. Mundubbera and Grevillea banksii. It originated as a seedling in the garden of Mrs. W.M. Bristow of Sherwood, Queensland. It was accepted for registration with Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in May 1977.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m
Wildlife Interest
birds, nectar

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


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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