Grevillea hookeriana
Encyclopedia
Grevillea hookeriana is a shrub
species in the family Proteaceae
. It is endemic to the south west
region of Western Australia
.
It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres in height and 4 metres wide.. Yellow, red or black "toothbrush" flowers are produced between May and November.
The species was formally described by botanist Carl Meissner
in Plantae Preissianae in 1845.
(often erroneously referred to as G. hookeriana or G. hookerana) has been in cultivation for many years. It is a hybrid of G. hookeriana and G. tetragonoloba
.
G. hookeriana is comparatively rare in cultivation, and less vigorous than the cultivar. It is best suited to a climate where the summers are dry.
It requires good drainage and prefers a sunny or partially shaded position and has moderate frost resistance. Propagation is from semi-mature cuttings or seed.
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
species in the family Proteaceae
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
. It is endemic to the south west
Southwest Australia
Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions of Western Australia. The region has a wet-winter, dry-summer Mediterranean climate, one of five such regions in the world...
region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres in height and 4 metres wide.. Yellow, red or black "toothbrush" flowers are produced between May and November.
The species was formally described by botanist Carl Meissner
Carl Meissner
Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
in Plantae Preissianae in 1845.
Cultivation
A cultivar known as G.'Red Hooks'Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
Grevillea 'Red Hooks is a grevillea cultivar from Australia. It is a shrub that grows to 3 metres in height and 4 to 5 metres in width and has pinnate leaves with narrow-linear lobes. The inflorescences comprise greyish-green perianths and red styles which bend backwards...
(often erroneously referred to as G. hookeriana or G. hookerana) has been in cultivation for many years. It is a hybrid of G. hookeriana and G. tetragonoloba
Grevillea tetragonoloba
Grevillea tetragonoloba is an erect or spreading shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. The red or brown "toothbrush" flowers appear between early winter and late spring. The species occurs in an area between Albany and Esperance on sandy or loam soils. It grows to between 0.6 and 2.6 m...
.
G. hookeriana is comparatively rare in cultivation, and less vigorous than the cultivar. It is best suited to a climate where the summers are dry.
It requires good drainage and prefers a sunny or partially shaded position and has moderate frost resistance. Propagation is from semi-mature cuttings or seed.