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Grevillea 'Fire Cracker'
- File Number
- 1779
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1289
- Registration Date
- 19/11/2021
- Application Received
- 14/10/2008
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Grevillea 'Fire Cracker'
- Origin
- A result of a controlled pollination or manipulated cross Parents - Female: Grevillea alpina (Grampians form) . - Male: G. rosmarinifolia ‘Rosy’s Baby’.
- Characteristics
- Compact, rounded shrub 0.4m(h) x 0.8m(w) with soft green leaves and masses of bright red and yellow flowers from April to October.
- Cultivation
- Low water requirements. Once established, quite dry tolerant requiring only occasional deep watering during extended periods of heat. Extremely hardy in most soil types which are well draining. Frost and dry tolerant once established. CAUTION: Skin irritant
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal Volume 23, Issue 2
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Flowers: Limb: Yellow 9A Perianth: 42A Style: 47A
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Michael Wood
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant or large display pots.
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -