#grevillea

The specific epithet refers to the resemblance of the leaves to those of the European Olive.

Rare and nearly endangered, and endemic to the SW coastal areas of the country. So finding it growing behind my employer's warehouse down in Picton in an industrial area is a bit surprising. I have a suspicion it was part of an informal hedge - apparently it's a hardy ornamental, growing up to 4.5m high, and doing best in sand over limestone. If that's the case it'd probably do well in my yard in Wellard.

First formally described in 1966 by Australian botanist Alex George, from specimens collected opposite Snag Island.

Saw this in the small arboretum near my house, I'm not sure of the species but i do know they're not native to my country

Grevillea 'Amber Passion'

Grevillea is a large Australian genus in the Protea Family, and hybridizers have been providing us with a steady stream of new introductions in recent years. This one is sensational, with its pink flowers sporting white pistils with yellow tips, but it seems odd that it was given the name 'Amber Passion'. In any case, it is quite tall and has a vertical growth habit - perfect for that spot in the back of the bed!

Named in 1845 by Swiss botanist Carl Meissner after Stephan Endlicher, based on plant material collected from the Darling Scarp east of Perth in 1839. Apart from a population near Wongan Hills, that's the only place it grows, in woodland and shrubland in sand over granite, and gravelly loam over laterite. It reachs about 2.5m in height.

A spreading to weakly erect shrub up to 1.5 meters tall, that grows in a variety of soils over laterite in the Avon Wheatbelt and adjacent bioregions. Otherwise, i don't have much to say about it.