Grevillea banksii
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| Grevillea banksii R.Br. |
Grevillea banksii, known by various common names including Red silky oak, Dwarf silky oak, Banks' grevillea, Byfield waratah and, in Hawaii, Kahili flower is a plant of the family Proteaceae.
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[edit] Description
It is a tall, slender or spreading shrub, or small tree up to 7m high. Its leaves are pinnate with 3-11 deeply divided, linear to lanceolate segments 5-10 cm long and 1cm wide, with curled-back margins. Flowers are bright red or creamy-white, in clusters up to 15 cm long. It flowers for most of the year, but mainly in winter and spring.
[edit] Distribution and habitat
Grevillea banksii is found on the Queensland coast from Ipswich to Yeppoon. It grows on headlands, ridges and forest.
[edit] Cultivation
Various forms of Grevillea banksii have been in cultivation for many decades, however it is less seen now than previously as it has been replaced by smaller, more compact, hybrids such as G. 'Robyn Gordon' and G.' Superb'. These newer plants are more compact and have longer flowering periods and are more in demand in the era of the shrinking garden.
Grevillea 'Ruby red' is a prostrate red flowering form of uncertain origin which is in cultivation, often grafted onto Grevillea robusta.
However, it has left a rich horticultural legacy, being one of the parents of G. 'Robyn Gordon', which has been one of the most commercially successful garden plants in Australian horticultural history. It is also parent of other garden plants Grevillea 'Honey Gem', G. 'Superb', G. 'Misty Pink', G. 'Moonlight' and G. 'Pink Surprise'
[edit] References
- Olde P & Marriott N (1995). The Grevillea Book, vol 2. Sydney: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-86417-326-1.
