#grevillea

[branchflowerphoto]

ground-dwelling grevillea

australian native flower

[drhoz]

#3293 - Grevillea petrophiloides - Pink Pokers

AKA rock grevillea or poker grevillea.

There are three subspecies, all endemic to the semi-arid SW. Two grow near granite, and the other in heaths, sandplains and scrubland. It may reach 4m in height.

GSB2024 Wongan Hills - various locations.

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Grevillea 'Amber Passion'

Grevillea is a large Australian genus in the Protea Family, and hybridizers have been providing us with a steady stream of new introductions in recent years. This one is sensational, with its pink flowers sporting white pistils with yellow tips, but it seems odd that it was given the name 'Amber Passion'. In any case, it is quite tall and has a vertical growth habit - perfect for that spot in the back of the bed!

-Brian

[botanybyyen]

We're taking a break from bryophytes this week to look at Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Proteaceae), aka the rosemary grevillea. And buckle in, because I have a *lot* of photos to share. The above is a mature, open flower while....

...these are opening flowers! This Grevillea is native to south-eastern Australia it is also a common horticultural plant, with a huuuuge variety of cultivars and hybrids in production.

Plants are usually a shrub of 0.3-2m with dense, and very prickly, foliage. Flowers are a typical Grevillea flower (they have tepals and a pollen presenter) with the wild forms being red-pink.

Flower buds are green instead of white. They change colour as they mature.

This specimen, which is from a plant growing on campus, also had pink pollen! Very exciting indeed. The pollen on this pollen presenter had the most perfect impression of the anthers I've ever seen.

Like, look at that. Gorgeous.

For those that don't know, Grevillea anthers dehisce pollen onto the pollen presenter before the flower fully opens.

And another reminder, Grevillea pollen is triangular!

And for anyone who's stuck around this far, here's a present for you. A little sap-sucker (Hemiptera) nymph hiding in the crook of an immature flower. I see these guys all the time on Grevillea. They must make great homes.

[pardalote]

October springtime spam from my backyard :D

[chlorophyll-and-chitin]

Grevillea lanigera "Mt. Tamboritha"

23-MAY-2025

Melbourne, Vic

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 7 May 2024

In a dry garden the Grevillea juniperina f. sulphurea (spider flower) was flowering. The needle-like leaves of this evergreen shrub are well adapted to a well-drained soil in full sun.

Jill Raggett

[aquapricot]

© Lellopepper®