Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Grevillea 'Little Jessie'

File Number

751

ACRA Field Book Number

699

Registration Date

24/01/2007

Application Received

09/12/1998

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Little Jessie'

Origin

Grevillea ‘Little Jessie’ is a hybrid between Grevillea asparagoides and G.calliantha. Its is named after the originators daughter. The originator and applicant is Mr Stephen Smart, on behalf of the Grevillea Study Group. Date of application 9 th December 1998.

Characteristics

A dense, grey-green, shrub 2-4 m high 2-4 m wide. Branchlets ascending, angular in cross-section, ribbed, slender, densely white silky-tomentose with brownish-green striations. Leaves 2.5-3.2 cm long, 1.8-2.4 cm wide, obovate, trisect ; leaf lobes 3, slightly pungent, grey-green; texture leathery. Conflorescence terminal or subterminal, mainly on the upper parts of the branch. Flowers: perianth 8.5 mm long, 2.2 mm wide, pistil 30 mm long, style 27-28 mm long. Flower colour: buds grey-green, perianth pale-pink outside, the upper tepals deep red inside; limb creamy-yellow; style and style-end red; pollen-presenter yellowish; overall effect is apricot-pink . Flowering occurs from July through to January. Infertile. Diagnosis: G. asparagoides differs in its open, cylindrical inflorescences with glandular hairs. Similar hybrids: Grevillea ‘Winpara Gold’. G. ‘Winpara Gold has leaves twice-divided, perianths glabrous on the outside, hairy on the inside and yellow styles.

Cultivation

Highly ornamental small shrub. Suitable for well drained soils. Best in a sunny site but will tolerate some shade. Frost resistant to -6C. Responds well to pruning.

Publication

ACRA (2000), List of Registered Cultivars derived from Australian native flora

Colour Coding

RHS Chart 1995 Style: 60D-60B Stigma: 35C Perianth: 162D Leaf: upper 137A, lower 146A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Stephen Smart, on behalf of the Grevillea Study Group

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

ACC751, ACRA699, CBG9913980

NSL ID

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