Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Grevillea 'Wendy Sunshine', Taken: 15 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 1255 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

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Grevillea 'Wendy Sunshine'

File Number

1255

ACRA Field Book Number

1255

Registration Date

16/11/2010

Application Received

01/11/2007

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Wendy Sunshine'

Origin

Open pollinated, thought to be a hybrid between G. bipinnatifida (Chittering Valley) x G. thyrsoides ssp pustulata

Characteristics

Habit/description: A grey-green, low-growing, dense, shrub Size: 0.3-0.5 m H x 1-1.5m W Flower colour: Pink-red Flower size: 46mm; confloresence 170mm Flowering time: Jul-Jan Frost hardiness: High In cultivation since: 2003 Where has it been tested? Melbourne, Sydney Distinguished from G bipinnatifida by its fine divided foliage and its pink/red hairy flowers on long stems beyond the foliage. Distinguished from G. thyrsoides by its larger, coarser and greener leaves and its larger flowers. Comparators: G bipinnatifida, G. thyrsoides

Cultivation

Drought hardiness: High

Publication

Hort Journal Australia 2022, Vol 14, Issue 11, Page 41;

Colour Coding

Colour Coding RHS 1995: Flowers style: 46A Leaves upper surface: 137A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Neil R Marriott

Uses

Groundcover suitable for 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

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NSL ID

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