Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle'


Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle' photo
Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle' foliage

Photograph by Akos Kokai. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)



Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



PLANT FACTS

Other Names
G. laurifolia x G. willisii

Description
Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle' is a prostrate groundcover shrub. The leaves cane be lobed, or entire, with the lobed leaves growing to 10 cm long and 4 cm wide. The flowers are dark red toothbrush-shaped. It is reported to be a hybrid between Grevillea laurifolia and Grevillea willisii. It was accepted for registration with Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in May 1978.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0. 1
Spread (m): 2 - 5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: soils with pH less than 8
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 550
Flower Colour: red
Flower Season: winter, spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
birds

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Grevillea
Variety:'Poorinda Royal Mantle'


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