Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Grevillea 'Molly', Taken: 17 November 2019, [Copyright conditions: We handle all third party sub-licenses for commercial and non-commercial use.]
Photographer: Fagg, M.

Description: Grevillea 'Molly', Taken: 17 November 2019, [Copyright conditions: We handle all third party sub-licenses for commercial and non-commercial use.]
Photographer: Fagg, M.

Grevillea 'Molly'

File Number

1824

ACRA Field Book Number

1096

Registration Date

10/11/2022

Application Received

20/08/2004

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Molly'

Origin

Open pollination. Presumed parent Grevillea bipinnatifida Grevillea aurea?. Open-pollination followed by seedling selection: seed parent Grevillea bipinnatifida x pollen parent possibly Grevillea aurea in Golden beach. PBR Status: Granted: 21-Sep-2005

Characteristics

Low spreading shrub similar with greyish foliage. Large red flowers throughout the year. Distinctiveness: The closest comparator ‘Robyn Gordon’ has similar colour flower but ‘Molly’ has distinctly yellow stigma compared to red stigma of ‘Robyn Gordon’. Similarly flower colour of ‘Molly’ is red and that of ‘Superb’ is apricot.

Cultivation

Performs best in an open to semi-shaded situation in well-drained soils. Severe frosts may burn the softer new growth, but mild frosts are tolerated. It responds well to pruning.

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 17, Issue 1

Colour Coding

N/A

Propagation

PBR Protected

Applicant Name

Touch of Class Plants 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

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