Family | PROTEACEAE |
Genus species | Grevillea alpina Lindl. |
Bibliography | Three Exped. Australia [T.L.Mitchell] 2: 179 (1838) |
Native Range | s. New South Wales to Victoria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | leaves narrowly oblong to oval, 8-25mm, adaxially dark green, abaxially grey sericeous, flowers 1-2cm long in raceme, corolla with distinct, exserted style |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | orange red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Grevillea alpestris Meisn. Grevillea alpestris var. helianthemifolia Meisn. Grevillea alpina var. aurea Guilf. Grevillea alpina var. dallachiana Guilf. Grevillea dallachiana F.Muell. Grevillea elegans Rollisson Hakea alpina (Lindl.) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, VIC Victoria) |