Australian Native Plants

  Grevillea 'Superb'


Grevillea 'Superb' photo
Grevillea "Superb" flower

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Grevillea 'Superb' photo
Grevillea "Superb" leaves and buds

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Grevillea 'Superb' photo
Grevillea "Superb" shrub

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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

Description
Grevillea 'Superb' is a shrub growing to about 1 m tall. The leaves and flowers are similar to Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon, although flower colour is different. Grevillea 'Superb' has salmon flowers while Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'has deep red flowers. The flowers are produced in clusters about 15 cm long 9 cm in diameter. The cultivar is a hybrid between Grevillea bipinnatifida and Grevillea banksii. (white form). The hybrid was produced by Mr. M Hodge of Moorooka, Queensland. It was accepted for registration with Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in March 1981.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 2
Spread (m): 1 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: soils with pH less than 8
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
Flower Colour: orange
Flower Season: autumn, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters



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


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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