Grevillea repens 'Mt. Slide form'
Creeping Grevillea
Trailing or matting shrub with reddish new growth.
Additional information
- FamilyProteaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeProstrate x 2-3 m
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesOblong to egg-shaped dark green leaves, 1.5-8 cm x 1.5-4 cm, paler below with few wavy hairs, base cut squarely, tip blunt, spiny teeth along margins.
- Flower colourRed. Light green or grey at base
- Flowering timeOctober to February.
- FlowersFlowers in terminal or axillary toothbrush-like clusters to 7 cm x 2.5 cm. Flowerhead stalk erect or curved down. Flowers and flower stalks have glandular hairs.
- Bird attractingNectar
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsDry well drained clay loam soils in drier heathy forests. Frost tolerant. Semi-shade to dappled shade. Limited to a small area within the Shire. Endemic to Victoria.
- Garden useAttractive ground cover for shady dry gardens. Grow on embankments or under established trees. Can be used to weep over the edge of large planters.
- Commercially availableSpecialist Australian plant nursery
- Conservation statusRare in Victoria with few known populations. Very localised, but common, in 2 areas of the Shire. Endemic to Victoria.
- Related speciesThis form differs in the straight leaf bases, both glandular and non-glandular hairs on floral parts and the red styles.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2 David Blair ©; 3 Marilyn Bull ©
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