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Grevillea Honey gem?

Grevillea banksii x grevillea pteridifolia?

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Field Notes

Description:

Pine like needles, golden orange bottle brush type flower.

Habitat:

Sydney Botanical Gardens.

Notes:

Thanks for the ID help kd! I will copy your comment here for other readers.
It's one of the grevillea species Kathleen, there are so many cultivars but it looks like Honey Gem. Filled with nectar, dripping some mornings, they attract birds by the dozen and flower all year round with peak seasons producing more flowering and also after good rains. Native to Australia. The largest is the Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) a large tree with golden flowers. Hardy plant.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)

Thanks, Hema, that is a beautiful tree too! and another grevillea sp!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11422178
We have a similar Grevillea robusta here with beautiful seed pods. i wll try and find it in my collection. The flower though,do seem to have a orangish tinge to them.
Grevillea Honey Gem - Origin: Cultivar G. banksii x G. pteridifolia is still the closest I have got for you too. even the hybrid ones will cross & you can get more varieties. Its leaves look paler but it could be the light and time of day etc. In the garden the leaves on mine change with temperature, light & other environmental conditions, but not greatly, they do get that blueish tone. The Botanical Gardens should be able to give an accurate ID if you contact them, they are a great source of information usually. They are all beautiful plants.
No definitely not available at the spotting!:) Just reading about honeygem in Google search. I am still uncertain so will go back and add a question mark.
Sorry Kathleen, I just deleted my ID suggestion and comment thinking you'd already found the species details. I thought this must have been a hybrid species, and seeing your spotting was in the Sydney Botanical Gardens, this is most certainly the case. Regardless, there are some awesome Grevillea cultivars these days. My absolute favourite Aussie flowering plants. My garden is full of them. Lovely spotting :-)
Thanks Neil and kd. I will leave it as this hybrid suggested by kd as it certainly looks like it. The Royal Botanical Gardens might be able to confirm that.
It's one of the grevillea species Kathleen, there are so many cultivars but it looks like Honey Gem. Filled with nectar, dripping some mornings, they attract birds by the dozen and flower all year round with peak seasons producing more flowering and also after good rains. Native to Australia. The largest is the Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta) a large tree with golden flowers. Hardy plant.

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