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Description: Grevillea banksii 'Jester', Taken: 07 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 446 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Grevillea 'Jester'

File Number

446

ACRA Field Book Number

338

Registration Date

11/10/1993

Application Received

15/05/1989

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Jester'

Origin

Grevillea 'Jester' is said to have arisen in cultivation in the garden of Joan Ester Bliaux of Gin Gin, Queensland 4671. It is said to be a hybrid between G. 'Honey Gem' (G. pteridifolia x banksii) and G. 'Coconut Ice' (G. bipinnatifida x banksii). It was selected by her son Richard Tomkin in 1987. First received 15 May 1989 and applied for by Mr Richard Tomkin, PO Box 2, Gin Gin, Queensland 4671.

Characteristics

This cultivar is a moderately dense spreading shrub to 3 m. It grows 2 to 2.5 m tall. The leaves are green above and much paler below. Flowers appear all year. Rhachis is 12-14 cm, long whorled form densely packed terminal. Each flower is 3-4 cm long and the style is deep orange-red; perianth tube is 1 cm long and pale orange outside and deeper on curved lobes. Light rose perfume. Leaves are grey, silky long, appressed and deeply lobed with a pungent mucronate tip; 20-21 cm long with recurved edges; leaf segments are angled upwards. Similar to 'Robyn Gordon'. Diagnosis: Grevillea 'Jester': Rachis 12-14cm. Leaves 20-21cm long, recurved margins;silky-grey appressed hairs and deeply lobed pungent mucronate tip. Flowers orange with deeper orange-red style. It is similar to G. 'Robyn Gordon'. Habit 2-2.5x3m and flowers all year. G. 'Coconut Ice': Rachis 12-17cm. Leaves 10-15cm spreading, arching , dark green, shiny, deeply divided, Linear-lanceolate, apex mucronate. Flowers red-pink with dark red styles. Habit 1-1.5m x .5-1.5m and flowers all year. G. 'Honey Gem': Rachis 10-16cm long. Leaves to 30cm, deeply divided and dark green above, grey below. Margins revolute and apex acuminate. Flowers apricot with yellow styles. Habit 3-6 x 2-4m with flowers July through December , some sporadic.

Cultivation

It is said to be medium hardy to drought and frost and resistant to most rot. Vegetative means of propagation maintains the best form.

Publication

Payne, W.H. (1995), Wildflowers developed for horticulture. Australian Plants 18(142): 87

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1966 Flowers; stigmatic plate: Red Group 44B stronger colour fading to orange red 33Cperianth lobes: Red Group 45A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Mr Richard Tomkin

Uses

As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds.

Availability

Windyridge Nursery

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC446, ACRA338, CBG8902993

NSL ID

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