Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea 'Red Hooks'


Grevillea 'Red Hooks' photo
Grevillea 'Red Hooks'

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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.hookeriana (hybrid)

Description
Grevillea 'Red Hooks'is a rounded vigorous shrub growing to 3m high. The leaves are pinnate with narrow lobes to 3 cm long by 4-5m across, with more or less horizontal branches. The bright green leaves are about 15 cm long, with narrow lobes to about 2 or 3 cm long. The plant produced bright red toothbrush-shaped flower clusters for most of the year peaking in winter and spring. The cultivar is suspected to be a hybrid between G. longifolia and G. tetragonoloba. It was accepted for registration with Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in October 1992.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 4
Spread (m): 3 - 5
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 450
Flower Colour: red
Flower Season: frequent

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
cuttings,

Wildlife Interest
birds, nectar

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


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  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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