Description:
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Grevillea 'Coastal Prestige'
- File Number
- 1794
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1091
- Registration Date
- 19/11/2021
- Application Received
- 06/08/2004
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Grevillea 'Coastal Prestige'
- Origin
- A selection from a seed germination event. Selection criteria: growth habit upright, flower colour red purple, flowers early mainly autumn - spring and easy to propagate. PBR Status Granted: 17-Mar-2006 Terminated: 15-Feb-2010
- Characteristics
- Fast growing large upright shrub 3-4m, large rosy pink terminal flower spikes from Autumn to Spring.
- Cultivation
- Best in an open to semi-shaded situation in well-drained soils in coastal districts. Severe frosts (-3?C and below) burns the softer new growth, but mild frosts are tolerated. It responds well to pruning, helping to keep a more compact shape.
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal Volume 17, Issue 3
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Bud: colour of perianth greyed green 190D Perianth: colour red purple 63D Style: colour red purple 63C
- Propagation
- Cuttings from semi-firm new growth
- Applicant Name
- Ornatec Pty Ltd
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds.
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -