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Grevillea victoriae
(Royal Grevillea)

Family - Proteaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Southeastern Australia
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 2m or more
Width - 1.5m

Description: A medium-sized Evergreen Shrub with a bushy habit and upright branches. Long, leathery pale to mid-green leaves are oval to lanceolate in shape and are covered in silvery hairs on the undersides. Felted orange buds open to slender, tubular flowers in a bright shade of cerise-red. The Blooms are held in pendent clusters at the tips of the branches and are produced from late autumn into early spring.

The genus Grevillea was named in honour of Mr C. Greville, one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Flower:

Felted orange buds open to narrow, tubular blooms in a shade of cerise-red. The flowers are held in pendent clusters and produced at the tips of the branches from November into March.

Flower colour: Cerise-red

Flower shape: Tubular flowers in clusters

Flowering time: November, December, January, February, March

Foliage:

Long, pale to mid-green leaves are oval to lanceolate in shape and have a leathery texture. The leaves are covered in fine silvery hairs on the undersides. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches.

Foliage Senescence: Evergreen

Foliage Shape: Oval to lanceolate

Poison Information:

The leaves may cause skin irritation.

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in a sheltered position in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. This plant prefers a soil that is neutral to acidic in pH.